-Year-Old Girl Arrested, Handcuffed
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9-Year-Old Girl Arrested, Handcuffed
9-Year-Old Girl Arrested, Handcuffed, For Allegedly Stealing Rabbit
Deputy Reads Girl Her Rights, Takes Her Away In Patrol Car
POSTED: 6:45 am EDT April 9, 2004
UPDATED: 7:41 am EDT April 9, 2004
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- A 9-year-old girl was arrested and handcuffed after she was accused of stealing a rabbit and $10 from a neighbor's home, a move that some thought was too harsh.
A Pasco County sheriff's deputy read the girl her rights and took her away in the back of his patrol car.
The girl, whose name was not released, began to cry during questioning at the police station Tuesday and admitted taking Oreo the rabbit but denied taking two $5 bills and some change, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report.
A deputy found the black-and-white rabbit hopping around in the girl's living room, according to the arrest report.
"Somebody entered a residence without permission and stole money and a pet rabbit. That's burglary," sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said. "I don't know what other explanation you need. Nine years old is enough to know right from wrong."
The mother of the child who owns the rabbit is pressing authorities to prosecute the 9-year-old.
"This little girl needs help, and she needs to be in the system to get help for a long time," Ventura said.
A more common approach, said Pasco-Pinellas Public Defender Bob Dillinger, would be for the deputy to have taken a report and referred the charges to the state attorney.
"There's just a lot of other things you can do with a third-grader," he said. "There are alternatives other than a simple arrest."
The girl was released to her mother from a juvenile assessment center about an hour after her arrest.
Deputy Reads Girl Her Rights, Takes Her Away In Patrol Car
POSTED: 6:45 am EDT April 9, 2004
UPDATED: 7:41 am EDT April 9, 2004
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- A 9-year-old girl was arrested and handcuffed after she was accused of stealing a rabbit and $10 from a neighbor's home, a move that some thought was too harsh.
A Pasco County sheriff's deputy read the girl her rights and took her away in the back of his patrol car.
The girl, whose name was not released, began to cry during questioning at the police station Tuesday and admitted taking Oreo the rabbit but denied taking two $5 bills and some change, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report.
A deputy found the black-and-white rabbit hopping around in the girl's living room, according to the arrest report.
"Somebody entered a residence without permission and stole money and a pet rabbit. That's burglary," sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said. "I don't know what other explanation you need. Nine years old is enough to know right from wrong."
The mother of the child who owns the rabbit is pressing authorities to prosecute the 9-year-old.
"This little girl needs help, and she needs to be in the system to get help for a long time," Ventura said.
A more common approach, said Pasco-Pinellas Public Defender Bob Dillinger, would be for the deputy to have taken a report and referred the charges to the state attorney.
"There's just a lot of other things you can do with a third-grader," he said. "There are alternatives other than a simple arrest."
The girl was released to her mother from a juvenile assessment center about an hour after her arrest.
Last edited by Ladybug; Apr 9, 2004 at 08:25 AM.
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when i was 15 i was arrested for sexual assult for droping in ona half pipe with my pants down. it was pretty funny but some kids unruly mother insisted on pressing charges. the cops was forced to arrest me and take me in. i eventually got off with public ludness. everyone including the cop and the workers of the skate park thought it was funny. some people are so uptight, but i guess it makes for some pretty good stories.
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