Cocoa Beach Man Arrested For Allegedly 'Caging' 3 Children
POSTED: 4:45 p.m. EST January 7, 2004
The father of three toddlers in Cocoa, Fla., was arrested Wednesday after his children were found locked behind a door that had been tied off with a rope.
Police said neighbors called deputies to investigate a report of children crying at a house located on Lakeview Boulevard, in Cocoa.
When Brevard County sheriff's deputies responded to the home of Maurice Jones no one responded to the front door.
Deputies heard children crying and entered the residence where they found three toddlers,
ages 2, 3, and 4, locked in a bedroom, according to police. Deputies said the door had been tied closed using a rope and the children could not get out.
Approximately one hour later, the father returned home.
Jones was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse-caging.
Jones is being held at the Brevard County Detention Center in Sharpes.
Copyright 2004 by News4Jax.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Police said neighbors called deputies to investigate a report of children crying at a house located on Lakeview Boulevard, in Cocoa.
When Brevard County sheriff's deputies responded to the home of Maurice Jones no one responded to the front door.
Deputies heard children crying and entered the residence where they found three toddlers,
ages 2, 3, and 4, locked in a bedroom, according to police. Deputies said the door had been tied closed using a rope and the children could not get out.
Approximately one hour later, the father returned home.
Jones was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse-caging.
Jones is being held at the Brevard County Detention Center in Sharpes.Copyright 2004 by News4Jax.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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