Cynthia Drost really wanted her daughter of that bus, and she wanted her now.

[ells9824]

When workers from the Playtime Learning Center attempted to stop her from retrieving her 8 year old from the bus due to a custody dispute, Cynthia hit 2 of them with her car.

Cynthia Drost,49, of Poquoson, VA, is being held with out bond on charges of maiming, attempted maiming, reckless driving and trespassing.

[Pirelli Jones]

Cynthia Drost,49, of Poquoson, VA, is being held with out bond on charges of maiming, attempted maiming, reckless driving and trespassing.

Hitting someone with a car is attempted maiming? Must have been a Yaris or something, I'd think anything big enough to hold petrol would qualify as attempted MURDER yo!

[thetruthbetold]

When workers from the Playtime Learning Center attempted to stop her from retrieving her 8 year old from the bus due to a custody dispute, Cynthia hit 2 of them with her car.

Cynthia Drost,49, of Poquoson, VA, is being held with out bond on charges of maiming, attempted maiming, reckless driving and trespassing.

Cynthia Drost, mother of five ranging in ages from 8 to 32, had called the police during the final weeks in January, 2008, due to more physical abuse and verbal threats by her husband. Police arrived within minutes and Verlis Drost left the property as Cynthia told him that she would not press charges if he would just stay away. She then petitioned the JDR courts for another protective order against her husband. Verlis Eugene Drost had been placed under many protective orders in the past...three since hurricane Isabel in September 2003. He returned home and entered the property when he knew that Cynthia was at Riverside Hospital for a CT. He took both daughters with him when she entered the residence, telling her nothing as to where he was going with their daughters nor why. With no custody order in place she couldn't stop him. Needless to say she could not sleep worrying that their daughters might be abused by Verlis the way her sons had been in prior years and/or that he would move them to Minnesota where he has family. She received a TPO (temporary protective order) against her husband for herself through the courts on February 19, 2008. When Cynthia found that her youngest daughter was being kept at Playtime on February 21, 2008 she called the Poquoson Police to advise them that she was picking up her child and then coming to the station to show them the protective order against her husband and to have the family home placed on the watch list. She spoke with Officer Ann Saunders for several minutes awaiting the arrival of the bus and her daughter. When the bus arrived Cynthia got out of the parked and running vehicle, waited for her child to get off of the bus and come to her, and then opened and closed the back car door for her child. As she pulled off to exit the daycare parking lot a worker ran to the back passenger door of the moving car and opened it while the car was turning left towards the driveway entrance. This caused the unlatched door to fly open and knock the worker to the asphalt causing her injury. At the same time another worker ran out in front of the moving vehicle which would have run her over if Cynthia had not applied the brakes. That workers' arm was injured by the front of the car grill. (Verlis Drost had told the daycare upon enrolling the child that the mother was under a protective order and omitted the truth that he was about to be placed under one himself.) When the police arrived the child was taken and the mother Cynthia was arrested. The following morning the protective order against the father was dropped by the very same judge that had placed him under the TPO only three days prior. The mother who had become manic from lack of sleep, prescribed medication known as 'Effexor' for hot flashes which often causes mania, and exhaustion from trying to find and bring her daughter back home, then suffered a nervous breakdown and was left in jail until the end of July. On Easter Day when she called the house to speak to her daughter, her husband answered and then put a block on all future calls coming from her. He only visited her once in jail to ask her to sign their tax return. He refused to bring the children up to see her or to talk with their mother on his cell phone. She was offered a plea agreement for attempted hit and run which is a felony. Where is the justice in these factual chain of events? Would Cynthia have called the police minutes before if her intentions were to hurt anyone? I don't think so! Cynthia Drost was a manic mother trying only to find and protect her child from a man that had taken 'Anger Management' classes many times so that he could be allowed to move back home many times and obviously learned nothing from them. If you doubt these are facts then have Ntelos give you the phone records for 757 725-4951 for 2/21/2008 and check for yourself the time and length of the call taken by officer Saunders at Poquoson Police Dept with phone number 757 868-3501. Look into the court files between Sept. 15, 2008 and Feb. 21, 2008 and read the orders for yourself. FYI: Judge Richard Atlee was the one that allowed the father with a long history of family abuse to move home and care for their daughter... yet all the while the mother trying to return her child back home to her own bed, toys and pets was not even allowed to see or speak with her child. She did not expect her vehicle to be charged by innocent yet misinformed daycare workers. She didn't expect that the only way she could get out of jail was to plead guilty to 'attempted hit and run' even though she didn't attempt to hit anyone and she certainly didn't try to run. Where is the justice? It's long past time for THE TRUTH TO BE TOLD!!!

[sheevaa]

A. This was a case from so long ago, that no one even really cared about in the first place. Until now, anyway.

B. Links to the court docs/newspaper article to prove it, if you please. Before this goes into some other huge debate of "i'm right, you're wrong", we can't update anything unless its on a legitimate site, somewhere.

[walkingeagle]

I can't speak for anyone else here, but that "wall of words" is not worth my time!

[penelopejo]

I can't speak for anyone else here, but that "wall of words" is not worth my time!

I got to "Verlis Drost" and lost my place. And I really don't want finger smudges on my comp screen to keep track of where I'm at.

BTW, whatever dispute she had with her husband, it still did not give her the right to hit 2 people with her car.

[walkingeagle]

And I really don't want finger smudges on my comp screen to keep track of where I'm at. I'm still catching hell about all the lip prints on the screen from by old Boobage wallpaper!

[Kitty]

When workers from the Playtime Learning Center attempted to stop her from retrieving her 8 year old from the bus due to a custody dispute, Cynthia hit 2 of them with her car.

Cynthia Drost,49, of Poquoson, VA, is being held with out bond on charges of maiming, attempted maiming, reckless driving and trespassing.

What bothers me is that there is NO original link.. it's local for me so I hit up both newspapers and 2 tv station websites and there is nothing on this woman-except for the announcement that she was marrying Mr Wonderful.
http://articles.dailypress.com/1994-04-17/features/9404180177_1_preston-engagements-and-anniversary-announcements-gerrit
Granted it is a long-dead thread-- but as there are no citations it's not worth anyone's time.

[penelopejo]

What bothers me is that there is NO original link.. it's local for me so I hit up both newspapers and 2 tv station websites and there is nothing on this woman-except for the announcement that she was marrying Mr Wonderful.
http://articles.dailypress.com/1994-04-17/features/9404180177_1_preston-engagements-and-anniversary-announcements-gerrit
Granted it is a long-dead thread-- but as there are no citations it's not worth anyone's time.

Oh there is an article. But I don't want to pay $3.95 for one document.

But you can view the abstract of the article here

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailypress/access/1433523771.html?dids=1433523771:1433523771&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+22%2C+2008&author=Daily+Press&pub=Daily+Press&desc=DISPUTE+LEADS+TO+MOM%27S+ARREST&pqatl=google

[KyFyre]

Ok, I read the wall of words and some of it is troubling.. because of a he said/she said both parents had temporary restraining orders against (or about to have) them if I read it correctly, what was the courts reasons for granting a man who had a history of being abusive and had been through anger management classes a few times a temporary restraining order against the mother?

And, if the mother did call the police minutes before collecting her child off the bus why were they not there with her to take the child back and help explain to the daycare workers what was going on?

Frankly, I'm not sure the mother went about the whole situation in the right way. If she had not yet gotten a temporary restraining order, but was only about to, she should have waited and handled the custody issue through the court. Manic or not, there are right ways and wrong ways of handling things. It doesn't sound like the child was in any danger at that point or that he was running off to another state as he did have the child enrolled in a daycare. Even if he HAD ran to another state, it could still have been resolved through the courts.

Instead, the mother tried to do a snatch and grab of the child before the courts could do their job and sort through all of that family's issues and I'd say that little girl was probably terrified by seeing not one, but two daycare workers injured while trying to do THEIR jobs and protect her. As the mother you (I'm assuming wall of words poster is mom since you have all those 'facts') should have perhaps waited and had your day in court before putting your child through all sorts of emotional trauma. The daycare workers were only doing what they were suppose to and protecting a child that was in their care.

Question now is this: Is the child with mom or dad? And is she being fed, sheltered and kept safe?

[thetruthbetold]

When workers from the Playtime Learning Center attempted to stop her from retrieving her 8 year old from the bus due to a custody dispute, Cynthia hit 2 of them with her car.

Cynthia Drost,49, of Poquoson, VA, is being held with out bond on charges of maiming, attempted maiming, reckless driving and trespassing.

Bond is not given for maiming charges as they are considered non-bonable so the innocent sit in jail until their
hearing date unless they take the plea agreement if offered one.

[VXIII]

Does anyone else find it wrong that the DA will offer you a deal where you get to go home today if you plead guilty to some dumb shit, yeh you could stay in jail and refuse, but you want to see your children and get on with your life, go back to work... to me this is just wrong and evil they offer this, selling your soul to the devil is better...and the devil keeps his promises, dont come around years later to throw it in your face... this is just wrong and preying on peoples wanting to get back to their children, job and home... ought to be banned...

[walkingeagle]

Bond is not given for maiming charges as they are considered non-bonable so the innocent sit in jail until their
hearing date unless they take the plea agreement if offered one. Let's clear up this maiming trash right here and now! When you attempt to run people down with a vehicle, it is attempted murder! That is why there is/was no bond.

[Obsolete]

Let's clear up this maiming trash right here and now! When you attempt to run people down with a vehicle, it is attempted murder! That is why there is/was no bond.

She's being charged with maiming because the daycare worker was struck by the door when she opened it to try to get the kid. Not because she tried to run the daycare worker over.

As a matter of fact, no where in that tiny article (where's the fucking link?) does it say the woman intentionally hit the daycare workers. If someone runs up and opens your car door, or jumps in front of it while it's moving...chances are they're going to get hit.

I don't know if truthbetold's account of the incident is correct or not but if it is, it would certainly explain the charges.

[walkingeagle]

So I'm wrong! My fault! That's what I get for reading the short version!


Cynthia hit 2 of them with her car.

[Kitty]

Oh there is an article. But I don't want to pay $3.95 for one document.

But you can view the abstract of the article here

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailypress/access/1433523771.html?dids=1433523771:1433523771&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+22%2C+2008&author=Daily+Press&pub=Daily+Press&desc=DISPUTE+LEADS+TO+MOM%27S+ARREST&pqatl=google

Ok so you found one, but where the hell is the link from the original post?

[walkingeagle]

She's being charged with maiming because the daycare worker was struck by the door when she opened it to try to get the kid. Not because she tried to run the daycare worker over. So, why the no bond then? Does that make sense?

[Obsolete]

So, why the no bond then? Does that make sense?

Again I'm not sure if Truthbetold's story is correct but if so...she's saying maiming charges are nonbondable in that state. I'm too lazy to check and my lunch is getting cold but I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to double check that.

[AngelFire]

I can't speak for anyone else here, but that "wall of words" is not worth my time!

walkingeagle I am right with you. All I can think about now is Tylenol

[Kitty]

Again I'm not sure if Truthbetold's story is correct but if so...she's saying maiming charges are nonbondable in that state. I'm too lazy to check and my lunch is getting cold but I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to double check that.

The only maiming laws I can find are in regard to DUI.. which makes it a felony.. I always thought bond was up to the judge?


Q: If the magistrate decides to hold me in jail without any bond until my trial date in Virginia, or sets conditions which I can not meet, is that decision final?

A: No. Decisions regarding bond conditions made by Virginia magistrates are reviewable by Virginia judges. Your Virginia Criminal Defense Lawyer will know how to file the proper motions with the court to get this matter on the court's docket for a Bond Hearing. During the Bond Hearing your Virginia Criminal Defense Lawyer will try to persuade the judge to overrule the magistrate's decision and either allow release on certain conditions (if you were held without bond) or amend the conditions of release so that you can meet them and be released.
http://www.tkevinwilsonlawyer.com/faqs/if-the-magistratenbspdecides-to-hold-me-in-jail-without-any-bond-until-my-trial-date-innbspvirgi.cfm

Maybe badfish76 can shed some light even though it's not her state?

[Obsolete]

Physical assault is any act of violent contact between two individuals, usually against the victim’s will. Physical assault can be perpetrated through the use of hands, arms, or feet. It may involve hitting, pushing, kicking, biting, or even spitting. Assaults between intimate partners or family members may be labeled "domestic violence". Assaults on a child may be called child abuse. Most physical assault charges are Class 1 Misdemeanors.

However, there are instances when physical assaults are classified as felonies:

when physical assaults are committed with the use of a weapon, and the victim sustains a open wound that results in bleeding or broken bone (the crime is then labeled "maiming")serious assaults on a child

if individuals attack and injure someone as a part of a group, they may be charged with "maiming by mob"
an individual with two previous convictions of domestic violence may also be charged with felony assault if he or she is charged a third time

However, a physical assault does not have to be classified as a felony to cause significant disruption in an individual’s life. Many men and women who are injured in an attack against their person may suffer injuries and miss time from work. Together, both of these outcomes can cause financial strain. There may also be the issue of fear...victims may feel vulnerable to another assault, especially if threats were made at the time of the attack. Listed below are some topics that may be of special interest to victims of physical assault.


http://www.yorkcounty.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=7391



It's possible that it was considered a felony assault (the car was a weapon) therefore it was non-bondable. Many states list felonies as non-bondable offenses.

[Valasca]

Hooray for tards reviving dead threads.

[DamagedGoods]

I'm not ready to call this one a tard yet.

Overzealous, perhaps, but fairly civil and well spoken. The wall of words & lack of link are annoying. Still, no insults 2 posts in is rather remarkable all told.

[thetruthbetold]

The child had gotten off of the bus and gotten in the car with the mom and they were leaving the parking lot on the way to the police station and home when the misinformed daycare workers tried to stop and/or enter their moving vehicle. One came from the back passenger side of moms car when mom was in a left hand turn going out of parking lot so mom never even saw her try to open the back door which flew open and knocked her down and the other worker ran out in front of the car and almost got run over but mom saw her in time and hit the brakes. Only her arm was hit by the grill. Dad had lied and told the daycare that mom was under protective order when it was the dad that had been placed under TPO 3 days before the incident. Mom didn't try to hurt them and would never have wanted her daughter to be traumatized by being involved in that accident and they didn't know the truth and were just trying to do their job based on his lie. Moms mistake was not going inside to get daughter. She only called police to advise about TPO against dad and that she was going to bring it by to put on file with locality after picking up daughter.

[thetruthbetold]

Mom was not REPEAT NOT trying to run over anyone. Looking back to that I can now see why mom took the plea agreement because she was tired of being away from her family and did not want to wait for grand jury and trial and sentencing or however that works. On the other hand she regrets not going to trial and fighting it because the workers actions brought about their injuries. Had they not tried to stop mom from leaving parking lot they would not have been hurt and mom would have made it to station anyway but not in handcuffs. Had dad not lied none of this would have happened. Exhausted mom was just trying to proct her child but that plan backfired. She should have known that any husband that will knock you around is also capable of setting you up to go down. Abusive people don't care enough about others.

[thetruthbetold]

Thank you DG, I think. I am very into this topic and I do know the facts. To set the record straight the mom is back in the family home that the father totally trashed and stopped making payments on for 2 + years and mom is trying to do loan modification to keep from losing home. Dad moved to MN and filed bankruptsy leaving debt on mom. Yes he is still a jerk trying to abuse from a distance. I am not trying to be a tard which I assume means retard by bringing up a dead thread. I just came upon this sight and wanted to reply to some of the remarks that had been made to set the record straight. Not trying to rock anyones world and not really familiar with this sight so if I upset you accept my apology.

[walkingeagle]

Bond is not given for maiming charges as they are considered non-bonable so the innocent sit in jail until their
hearing date unless they take the plea agreement if offered one.


Cynthia Drost,49, of Poquoson, VA, is being held with out bond on charges of maiming, attempted maiming, reckless driving and trespassing.
Are these the actual charges that she pled to?

[Dakota Valkyrie]

... the workers actions brought about their injuries. Had they not tried to stop mom from leaving parking lot they would not have been hurt and mom would have made it to station anyway but not in handcuffs...
While I have little comment on what you have been saying, I DO have one about this quoted portion...

If I leave my kids at a daycare and some stranger/unauthorized person tries to remove them from the daycare, the workers jolly well BETTER try to stop them. I don't care if the dad lied to the daycare, they DID NOT KNOW THAT (and may not have even known that she was the mom) and had a DUTY to protect the child. What if the mother had been deranged? What if the person taking the child was a pedophile?

How would it have looked if the workers had just waved "bye bye" to the kid as they drove off with Joseph Duncan or Casey Anthony??

[thetruthbetold]

I agree that mom should have gone into daycare to pick up daughter instead of allowing child to get into car and drive away. Like I said before, mom was manic and focused on getting to station to get home put on watch list. With daughter back in her physical custody and no custody order in place as yet she was worried that dad would try to take child again from family home where mom was residing at the time until her arrest.

[thetruthbetold]

Dad didn't have TPO against mother. Mom had TPO against him entered on 2/19/08 to protect herself only as he had not been violent daughter. Mom didn't anticipate a problem would happen at daycare. She was used to caring for child in the home as she was at the time a stay at home mom. Dad had already started making plans to move to MN and mom was terrified that he was leaving soon with daughter. She just wanted to feel safe and care for her child.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Dad didn't have TPO against mother. Mom had TPO against him entered on 2/19/08 to protect herself only as he had not been violent daughter. Mom didn't anticipate a problem would happen at daycare. She was used to caring for child in the home as she was at the time a stay at home mom. Dad had already started making plans to move to MN and mom was terrified that he was leaving soon with daughter. She just wanted to feel safe and care for her child.
I think we can all understand what you are trying to say and understand how it came to be. That does not change the fact that she handled the situation poorly and caused harm to others. According to you she has pleaded guilty which says (to me) at least SHE is accepting responsibility for that poor decision. Too bad she didn't use the same type of thinking and logic before she acted in the first place. That is sad but that is life.

"All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes." ~ Winston Churchill

[DamagedGoods]

Thank you DG, I think. I am very into this topic and I do know the facts. To set the record straight the mom is back in the family home that the father totally trashed and stopped making payments on for 2 + years and mom is trying to do loan modification to keep from losing home. Dad moved to MN and filed bankruptsy leaving debt on mom. Yes he is still a jerk trying to abuse from a distance. I am not trying to be a tard which I assume means retard by bringing up a dead thread. I just came upon this sight and wanted to reply to some of the remarks that had been made to set the record straight. Not trying to rock anyones world and not really familiar with this sight so if I upset you accept my apology.

Thanks aren't necessary, but I did mean well. I don't think you've upset anyone, certainly not me by any means, the opposite in fact. Usually when people come out to defend in an old thread, well, they're kind of assholes, and then we're assholes back, because, hey, that's what you do when someone is an asshole to you. We do sometimes jump the gun a lil I must confess. I guess it's hard not to be emotional with the type of crap we discuss.

Or maybe that's just me :laughing:

If all you say is true, and I'm more willing to give you the benefit of the doubt for not having been an asshole, then I hope she does well, I wish her children the best regardless.