An Indiana police officer is accused of forcing his six-year-old daughter to face exterior in freezing temperatures holding an indication threatening her brother as punishment for pouting as a result of she was not allowed to put on lip gloss.
Logansport Police officer Cody Scott and his spouse, Kylie Scott, have been each charged with two counts of felony baby neglect. The officer was additionally positioned on go away, WTHR reported.
On Jan. 19, when it was solely 18 levels exterior, a witness noticed the woman standing exterior with the signal and known as 911.
“I want to stab and Kill my brother — I even take an antipsychotic — If you need to give pity — then give it to the victims,” the signal learn.
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Logansport Police officer Cody Scott and his spouse, Kylie Scott, have been each charged with two counts of felony baby neglect. (Cass County Jail)
However Scott responded to the scene — alongside together with his supervisor — and spoke to the involved witness.
“This baby is standing out here in the freezing cold with a sign,” the caller stated to Scott, physique digital camera footage confirmed, based on WTHR.
Scott admitted to being answerable for the woman’s remedy, however defended his actions.
“Yup, she comes out here every 30 minutes, and she goes back inside every 10 minutes to warm back up,” he stated.
Whereas they have been talking, an “older male” pulled up and expressed considerations for the woman as properly, asking Scott why she needed to keep out within the chilly with the threatening signal.
Kylie Scott stated the woman was compelled to carry the signal as a result of she pouted when she was instructed she couldn’t put on lip gloss. (Cass County Jail)
“Well sir, aside from me cruelly beating her physically, I’ve not done any other punishment that has worked for her,” Scott stated.
“She’s threatened to kill my family, she wants to embarrass us, she wants to urinate on herself and destroy things in the house. I have a [Department of Child Services] caseworker involved, she’s been in therapy for three years, she also has the wrap-around program at school,” he added.
Scott instructed the 911 caller that his daughter had been taken to a hospital twice however was “kicked out.”
“I threatened to not pick her up,” Scott instructed the caller, noting that he relented after he was warned that the Division of Baby Companies can be notified of abandonment if he didn’t decide her up.
Scott’s spouse later instructed investigators that their daughter was compelled to carry the signal as a result of she pouted when she was instructed she couldn’t put on lip gloss.
However this was not the primary time the woman was required to carry an indication.
Cody Scott was positioned on go away with out pay. (Logansport Police)
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The woman’s caseworker stated in a single incident, her dad and mom made her carry an indication to high school that stated, “I pee on everything and cover it up like a cat.” Her faculty additionally reported that she was compelled to hold an indication at Walmart that learn, “I lie to hurt other people.”
The woman’s dad and mom acknowledged that she suffers from behavioral problems that require medicines, which an investigator stated seemed to be an try by the dad and mom to justify their actions. However the investigator stated this admission may make the alleged crime worse.
On Wednesday, the Logansport Board of Public Works voted to position Scott on go away with out pay throughout the investigation.
The Logansport Police chief stated they put Scott on go away and handed the investigation to the Indiana State Police “within hours” of the incident in January.
