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Mentally Handicapped Escambia Woman Abused, Six Arrested
January 8, 2013
Six people were arrested in Escambia County Monday in connection with the physical abuse of a mentally ndicapped woman. Three women were arrested for the actual abuse, while three men were arrested for interfering with deputies as they tried to arrest the women.
Escambia County deputies were dispatched to a disturbance in the 5000 block of Regents Avenue where they learned a mentally handicap woman had been physically abused by household members.
Deputies said the woman was forced to run up and and down the street, while being chased by two others and a pit bull, as punishment for stealing a cell phone. Deputies said the woman had also been hit in the face by a coffee cup, beaten on the back with a belt and pushed to the ground.
The three women resisted arrest, deputies said, and three men began interfering and threatening deputies, at one point even threatening to release the pit bull. After backup arrived, deputies were able to arrest all six suspects.
The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Her condition has not been released.
Charged in connection with the incident were:
- Angela Lynn Street, 39, of Pensacola was arrested and charged with aggravated abuse elderly or disabled adult (domestic violence) two counts, aggravated battery (domestic violence), and battery (domestic violence) two counts. Street remains in the Escambia County Jail with no bond.
- Heidi Marie Klar, 28, of Pensacola was arrested and charged with aggravated abuse elderly or disabled adult with bond $5,000.00 and aggravated battery with a bond of $5,000.00.
- Angel N. Leonard, 17, of Pensacola was arrested and charged with aggravated abuse elderly or disabled adult (domestic violence) two counts, resist officer without violence, and battery (domestic violence) two counts. Leonard was taken to Department of Youth Services.
- Keenan Antwan Hall, 19, of Pensacola was arrested and charged with resist officer (obstruct without violence) with bond set at $1,000.00.
- Robert Christian Leonard, 19, of Pensacola was arrested and charged with resist officer (obstruct without violence) with bond set at $1,000.00.
- Steven Calvin Leonard, 38, of Pensacola was arrested and charged with resist officer (obstruct without violence)with bond set at $1,000.00.
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11 Responses to “Mentally Handicapped Escambia Woman Abused, Six Arrested”
The word SAD is an understatement of how this story makes me feel.
What is wrong with people these days?
Just another bit of proof that this world is slowly coming to an end for us and it’s not getting any better.
I hope the justice system works for her and what she had to go through even tough the damage is done and she will never forget this horrible ordeal.
I pray for her to work through this and know that not all humans are bad people like the ones who did this to her.
There were a great deal of Budget cuts not to long ago that cut or ended services for people with Mental Problems and/or Mentally challenged Adults which I remember commenting on at another website and thinking that those cuts were going to place the burden of care on families that were not able to properly deal with these family members.
I also commented that it was very likely these family members would suffer abuse and then the care takers would end up in jail and the mentally challenged person would go back to being a ward of the state.
I don’t know if this situation with this person was affected by those cuts, but I would be very curious to know. If so, those cuts ruined the quality of life for everyone involved and will now cost the tax payers much more than it would have if those funding’s had not been cut.
Also, I’m not making excuses for these jerks or their abusive behavior if funding cuts has a part in this story, but it would be something worth considering in regard the taxes we pay and what we want society to look like if we can prevent scenarios like this from occurring.
Send them to boot camp…then send them overseas…..
I agree with Barbra Hart. They SHOULD be dropped in Siberia.
What do you say? Disturbing!
People like this should be not breathe air, again. (my Opinion)
Just like the Seal team slogan who took out Bin Laden –
“It is God’s job to punish people like this. It is our job to arrange the meeting!”
Think if our court system lived by these words our world would be better?
She probably stole the cell phone to call for help. That poor lady. These are the kind of people that don’t even deserve a trial. They just need to be dropped of in Siberia.
Now, what remains to be seen is how the victim in all of this ends up being cared for. I hope northescambia.com will continue to follow her situation (as much as privacy laws will allow) and hold officials accountable for her treatment. She is the defenseless victim here, and certainly deserving of better than this. cygie said it best – “Whatever you do to the least of these my children…” Now, let’s see how our enlightened society treats this one of His children.
Animals.
Whatever you do to the least of these my children, it’s as if you are doing it to me. Jesus said it best.
No good low-life trash. Put them where they never see the light of day again.
What scum!