Carson City, Nevada – Authorities in Carson City were alerted to a case of possible child abuse by the VA Hospital in Reno on Saturday -  personnel there suggested that police get in contact with one Robert Williams. Robert had been in the hospital the day before with a couple of young boys who “looked pretty beat up.” When officers made contact with Robert, they discovered two boys being kept locked inside a small bedroom. “Inside the bedroom was a bunk bed where two small boys were lying,” the officer wrote. “The boys, age 5 and 3, were lying on the top bunk bed sharing a blanket. Located on the floor were two toddler potty chairs which were full of urine. The windows to the bedroom were boarded up from the inside.” The 5-year-old was reluctant to come out from underneath the blanket, and the 3-year-old wouldn’t wake up. The older boy was allegedly sportin’ a couple of black eyes. The younger had “a large abrasion – covering the majority of his face,” similar to road rash. What happened to the lads, you ask? Their parents.

The officer noticed a few other things that just seemed wrong. First, there was not a single toy to be found in the trailer. Second, the refrigerator door was secured with a cord, making it impossible for the boys to open. Third, there was a small, well-groomed and apparently well cared for, dog wandering around inside the trailer. Robert, 47, was arrested right then and there. Officers later made contact with the children’s mother, Linda Williams, at her place of employment. (Would you believe she’s employed as a caregiver? Ha!)  She allegedly told officers that her husband always locks the children in their room while she’s at work. But, hey, she lets ‘em out when she gets home. When asked about the injury to her younger child’s face, Linda, 35, stated that she had taken a washcloth to the boy’s face on Thursday to remove white-out from his skin. The child, though, told doctors that his mother had scrubbed his face with, of all things, a Brillo pad. Nice. I won’t even use that shit on my bathtub because of the damage it causes. Bitch. Authorities learned that neither child has had any medical care for at least three years. It was Linda’s turn to be arrested.

Officers returned to the trailer on Wednesday in an effort to collect evidence against the Williams’. When they entered, they discovered the place had been cleaned up a bit and the boards had been removed from the windows. Neighbors told officers that the couple’s relatives had been in and were seen carrying bags of garbage out. Meh. No matter, photos of the inside of the trailer were taken at the time of arrest. The door, along with the sliding bolt lock, was taken off the hinges and tagged as evidence. So much for the relatives getting the asshats off the hook. Robert Williams is being held on suspicion of of felony child abuse with substantial bodily harm, false imprisonment, and two counts of gross misdemeanor child neglect, abuse and endangerment. Linda Williams was booked on suspicion of felony child abuse with substantial bodily harm, principal to false imprisonment, and two counts of gross misdemeanor child neglect, abuse and endangerment. Bail has been set at $100,000. Both boys have been taken into custody by DCFS.

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Tags: Child Endangerment, Child Neglect, Crime, false imprisonment, Nevada