Protective Custody

A Wichita boy is in protective custody after shooting himself with a BB gun.  The shooting happened Wednesday November 28th in the 1700 block of north Minneapolis. Some neighbors say that it's all a big misunderstanding. "I guess they were playing around, they were hiding in the closet and Zeke, that's the dude that had the BB gun and he shot it, trying to shoot at the wall," says Tiane Hoy, a neighbor. The 12-year-old boy accidently shot himself in the head with the BB gun after it ricocheted off the wall.

Wichita police take seven youngsters into protective custody after finding them living in filthy conditions. Staff at Linwood Elementary reported the situation after noticing two students with what they described as extreme hygiene issues.  Officers went to the home where they found no electricity, bug infestation and extreme filth. "Our goal is never to take kids out of a home unless we have to," says Lt. Doug Nolte. Seven minors, ranging in age from three to 15, were taken into protective custody.

Wichita police are investigating after finding a three-year-old boy wandering around early Thursday morning in S. Wichita. A woman was passing by the area near Beech and Mt. Vernon when she noticed the youngster, who was wearing Spongebob pajamas.  The boy couldn't tell her where he lived. A few hours later, police got a call from a woman who said the boy was staying with her and wandered off through the back door after she put him down for bed last night. Police say the woman provides overnight care for children, but they aren't sure if she's a licensed day care provider.  Police don't believe it is a case of neglect and the boy was not hurt, but they are still investigating.  The boy is in protective custody, though police have been in contact with the boy's parents.

Wichita police arrested a man who attempted to run over his wife with a car, but ran into his home instead. Police say around 8:30 Thursday morning, a woman and her husband started fighting on south Laclede.  Three children were home at the time. After the argument, the man left and got into his car.  Police say he then drove it towards his wife, attempting to hit her.  He instead ran into the house, narrowly missing one of the children. The man left the scene and police found him a short time later.  It's unclear how much damage was done to the house.  The man was arrested and booked into jail for aggravated assault.  The three children were taken into protective custody because police were concerned about the living conditions.

A baby is in the hospital after Wichita police say she ingested methamphetamine.  Police say the 8-month-old girl's mother called for help and said the baby had fallen off of the bed Tuesday afternoon. Paramedics met the mother at Pawnee and Broadway and then took the baby to Via Christi on St. Francis.  Doctors at the hospital determined the girl had meth in her system.  Police went to the mother's motel room on South Broadway and found drugs inside.  Officers arrested the mother and a man for child endangerment and drug posession.  The baby is in stable condition and will be put into protective custody.

Prosecutors charge a Wichita mother with Aggravated Child Endangerment after her daughter is hospitalized for ingesting methamphetamine. Emaly McCloud is being held on a $25,000 bond. She will have a preliminary hearing on September 26. Police say McCloud called 911 saying her 8-month-old had fallen off of the bed Tuesday afternoon. Paramedics met the mother at Pawnee and Broadway and then took the baby to Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis.  Doctors at the hospital determined the girl had meth in her system.  Police went to the mother's motel room on South Broadway and found drugs inside.  Officers arrested the mother and a man for child endangerment and drug possession.  The baby is in stable condition and will be put into protective custody.

The search for a missing Wichita child is over after police say the 11-year-old returned home this afternoon. His mother was arrested for child endangerment Saturday morning. Authorities say the boy didn't show up for school Friday, but his mother waited several hours before contacting police. She reported him missing Friday night. According to investigators, mom and child had just moved into the Relax Inn on South Broadway. Officers put out a missing child alert Saturday, but didn't issue an amber alert because they weren't sure the 11-year-old was in imminent danger.

A Wichita father faces charges after leaving his three kids in his car while he went into the Wal Mart on W. Kellogg.  Shoppers noticed the youngsters (ages six, two and eight months) in the car, which was left running, and contacted management.  The store contacted police.  Officers were on the scene when the 33-year-old father returned to the car 40 minutes later.  The kids were already out of the car by that time and there's no word on who long they were inside the car before police arrived.

A Canadian man has been charged with picking up a 12-year-old girl in El Dorado, Kan., and taking her out of state for the purpose of having sex with her.   Stewart Kenneth Cody McGill, 20, Bewdley, Ontario, is charged with one count of transporting a minor out of state for the purpose of having sex. A criminal complaint filed today in U.S. District Court in Wichita alleges that on May 31 the girl's father reported to the El Dorado Police Department...

A 4-month-old Wichita baby is in the hospital with bleeding on the brain.  Authorities say the injuries are consistent with shaken baby syndrome.  The baby is in serious but stable condition. Lt. Jeff Weible with the Exploited and Missing Children's Unit says the case is under investigation.  He says the baby was taken to the hospital Sunday morning.  He says the parents reported the baby had fallen off of a bed.  During the examination, doctors found brain bleeding consistent with shaken baby syndrome.