Police: Beaver Couple Flees Trailer Fire, Forgets To Bring Boy (but saves their dogs)

[proud2BlibKansan]

BEAVER COUNTY, Pa. -- Two mobile homes were badly damaged by fire in Center Township, Beaver County, and a couple who lived in one of the trailers is facing charges Tuesday -- even though they are also victims of the fire.

Crystal Adams, 31, and James Chandler, 33, are accused of reckless endangerment, because police say the two grabbed their pet dogs and fled the fire at Center Manor Court but left Chandler's young son behind on Friday night.

The 4-year-old boy was treated for smoke inhalation after a firefighter ran inside and pulled him out, township Fire Chief Bill Brucker said.

Police said the firefighters learned that the boy was still inside the burning mobile home about 20 minutes after Chandler and Adams had already gotten out, when the two allegedly told firefighters that they had forgotten the child.

more . . . http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/14179778/detail.html

[ckimmy57]

1. What in the h_ _ _

OK, so you are standing outside watching your house burn to the ground, thoughts of what you are losing runs through your mind.....treasured photos, clothes, child.....CHILD? Did these idiots not realize AT ALL that they had left a poor 4 year old child behind? I tried to click on the link to read the article but it wouldn't come up.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. try this

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/14179778/detail.html

[tech3149]

2. I can't even comment without sounding like an asshole

To think I was born in Beaver County! How far we've fallen in five decades.

[MissB]

4. I'll comment and I don't care if I sound like an asshole.

The parents must've been drunk or on drugs.

[Richard Steele]

5. I'll sound like even MORE of an asshole:

It sounds like attempted murder to me.

I hope someone checks to see if they took out
any large insurance policies recently.

[Ghost in the Machine]

12. Probably cooking meth.. I found a picture of their dogs..

[ccpup]

6. not to defend them

but it could have very well started as a "I thought you had him." "No, I thought YOU had him!" thing with all the chaos a home fire can bring. As for taking 20 minutes to realize he still was in the burning trailer, well, that's damn near inexcusable.

[Nay]

8. Nope, that wasn't the case. Read the story. I agree with everyone

who says they were either high or intent on getting rid of their 4-yr-old. I hope and pray that child never has to see either of those monsters ever again.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. My thoughts exactly!

[orleans]

13. "no child left behind" eventually n/t

[judaspriestess]

7. I'll be an asshole too

was this their version of leaving the kid in the car in 120 degree heat to die cause they forgot?

I'm sure accidents happen and parents truly forget their kids in cars but its happening just a little bit too much nowadays and seems like an easy way to get "rid" of the kid without being charged with murder.

[LisaL]

10. It boggles the mind. I mean, I love pets and everything, but

if you got to choose between saving the pet and the child, which one should you choose?

[Liberal_in_LA]

11. Damn...that's cold!