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ECSO: Cantonment Woman Left Boy Home Alone Without Food, Water Or Electricity For Nine Days
March 4, 2020
A Cantonment woman has been arrested for allegedly leaving a boy home alone in squalor without adequate food, running water or electricity for nine days.
Autumn Lee Beede, 39, was charged with felony child neglect. She was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
After receiving a tip, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to the home on February 14 for a wellness check.
“The heavy odor of fecal matter filled the house,” the deputy wrote in his report.
The boy told deputies that an adult male had been living in the home until he was arrested February 5. He said the electricity and water had been cut off for non-payment for about a month. The boy said he had to go to a a friend or a neighbor to get basic necessities like food and water.
According to an arrest report, the boy said he had not seen Beede since December 23, but she had left some pastries on the porch on the morning of February 14. He said he did not see her, but was only told by a friend that it was Beede. The boy also stated that he was no longer enrolled in school, but was previously enrolled in Florida Virtual School.
The boy’s age, relationship to Beede, and the address of the home were redacted from the arrest report.
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14 Responses to “ECSO: Cantonment Woman Left Boy Home Alone Without Food, Water Or Electricity For Nine Days”
I’m an HRS child taken from my loving family only because they were poor and sold to the rich….that only abused me everyway possible and got away with it because they had money. Now as an adult I still see now known as DCF the name changed but not the situation in which they treat children. Who’s the real vilions the parents that need help or the department in which calls themselves protecting the children. That don’t love them or cares about them ?????
AGREE WITH WHAT WOW SAID!! SPOT ON!!
It’s not the judges dishing out the low bonds, it’s probably the law and they are just following that. Maybe somebody should try getting lawmakers in government to change them.
I agree with what Wow said.
But dcf will take a kid out of a nice loving home if someone has marijuana in their system… LOL
dcf isnt good for anything besides collecting a check. Florida DCF has really dropped the ball for a lot of kids that need it and messes up a lot of families who dont deserve their kids being taken.
Enrolled in “Florida Virtual School” obviously means there is no checking of attendance or whereabouts of the kids. Wondering if there’s any follow up if a kid hasn’t signed in for a number of days?
Sounds like this boy is one more who completely “Fell thru the cracks” of all the systems out there to care for and protect him.
Hope that the Lord leads someone good to take this youngster in and raise him with care and love.
Why didn’t the adult male, even though he was arrested, tell the authorities that there was a child in the home that he had been watching and was responsible for? There is another adult at fault here. I have a feeling that there is more to this story.
Looks like her 4th trip to the Escambia jail.
I think this poor woman needs help. ;”(
My first instinct is how on earth is this person out on $5000 bond???
If it were an animal left it would be much higher..
For her to go back weeks later and leave padtries shows she absolutely knew what she had done…
Even under the worst of circumstances she could have called somebody for help.
What took neighbors so long to call, ..people want to mind thee own business but if a child is coming to you for food and water you need to react promptly…this is more than sad, its a community disgrace.
Where was she when she was arrested?
Looks like she could afford hair dye,just couldn’t afford the child
$5000 Bond!!! We need to start culling these trash judges with these weak bail amounts.
What a piece of crap.that poor sweet boy left alone.i hope he will get a better home an only 5000 bond wow