NeedToJump 0 #1 August 4, 2003 http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/08/04/girl.in.trunk.ap/index.html HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A woman who locked her 3-year-old daughter in the trunk of a car while she visited her husband in prison has been charged with endangerment. Tammy Denise Swittenburg-Edwards, 31, was arrested Saturday at a state prison about 95 miles east of Pittsburgh after prison guards heard crying and yelling from the vehicle and found the girl in the trunk, state police said. Swittenburg-Edwards apparently locked her in after prison officials refused the child's entry because she wasn't on a visitor's list, state police said. The girl was in the trunk for about 40 minutes while Swittenburg-Edwards visited her husband, state police said. The child wasn't injured. Swittenburg-Edwards was charged with attempted aggravated assault and endangerment, and is being held in the Huntingdon County Prison. The girl was turned over to child welfare officials. Swittenburg-Edwards did not have a listed phone number and it was unclear if she had an attorney.Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueEyedMonster 0 #2 August 4, 2003 Well at least some good will come out of it. Hopefully she will end up in jail and the kid can go to a decent foster home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #3 August 4, 2003 sick stuff... as part as the woman's punishment, they should lock her in a car trunk for a few hours, while her daughter watches a movie or something. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #4 August 4, 2003 Quotefound the girl in the trunk, What kind of sick motherf**** would do that?, unreal.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whocares 0 #5 August 4, 2003 Kill Her, let GOD sort out the rest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeedToJump 0 #6 August 4, 2003 Yeah, I can't believe that. She's visiting her husband at a state prison, locks her kid in the trunk and ends up in a county prison. At least the girl was alright, hopefully she'll turn out better than her parents...Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #7 August 4, 2003 okay that was assinine, but so was denying the kid because the kid wasn't on the VISITOR LIST? uh... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #8 August 4, 2003 uh... I'm sorry... but would you expect her to do something intelligent like LEAVE the kid at a babysitter? c'MON..... sheesh...I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeedToJump 0 #9 August 4, 2003 Quoteokay that was assinine, but so was denying the kid because the kid wasn't on the VISITOR LIST? Agreed, but tell the kid to stay in the car, don't lock her in the trunk. Or better yet, as Lummy said, don't bring her.Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #10 August 4, 2003 QuoteQuoteokay that was assinine, but so was denying the kid because the kid wasn't on the VISITOR LIST? Agreed, but tell the kid to stay in the car, don't lock her in the trunk. Or better yet, as Lummy said, don't bring her. True, but it doesn't say how old the kid is.. just leaving the kid in the car (not the trunk, but the car) by herself most likely would have also been illegal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnischalke 0 #11 August 4, 2003 3 mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #12 August 5, 2003 NO NO NO ...Dont kill her... lets hoold her in jail fopr a while ..set a up a court date for her only to have to set up a trial date.. send her to prisoner for a few years where she's fed 3 meals a days and we all get to pay for it !! Thats the america way!! (sarcasm hitin ya at 120mph) jasonFreedom of speech includes volume Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #13 August 5, 2003 Quote3 oh *smack* duh missed that :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeedToJump 0 #14 August 5, 2003 QuoteA woman who locked her 3-year-old daughter She was three and I hadn't thought of legalities of leaving her in the back seat. I guess either plan ahead and get her on "the list" or leave when you find out she can't go in. I think it's pretty silly that the guards would not let a 3-year-old in, but rules are rules. I don't think TSA would let a 3-year-old through security without a boarding pass either.Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #15 August 5, 2003 you know it really bothers me that when you get a dog from the pound you have to have it fixed, and idiots like this continue to breed. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #16 August 5, 2003 Quotepretty silly that the guards would not let a 3-year-old in A-hem...can you say CONTRABAND inside diapers etc, being on the list makes things 'legal' and there is a record also.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeedToJump 0 #17 August 5, 2003 Come on Ivan, don't all prisons have the 6 and under play pen like at McDonalds? As I said though, the woman just should have planned ahead and not made such a stupid decision when she realized the situation she was in. Let's hope that child welfare can do better for her.Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #18 August 5, 2003 QuoteQuotepretty silly that the guards would not let a 3-year-old in A-hem...can you say CONTRABAND inside diapers etc, being on the list makes things 'legal' and there is a record also. i wasn't suggesting not running the kid through the xray, i was just saying denying because she wasn't "on the list" kinda sucks, but again rules are rules Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeedToJump 0 #19 August 5, 2003 Maybe she could have let the 3-year-old in instead of her and locked herself in the trunk...Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #20 August 5, 2003 I think attempted murder would be a more suitable charge! Hello! Lack of oxygen and the heat!! A high of 86f today in PA,... link to sweltering temps of locked/closed cars!! This woman should be severely punished.. I someone would lock her in a car for a few hours! http://216.239.33.104/search?q=cache:D_2IBE8uQHAJ:www.4rkidssake.org/070301-2pressenterprisearticle.html+internal+temperature+of+locked+car+reaches&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 Sick! Angela. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeedToJump 0 #21 August 5, 2003 Clicky Wow, it's amazing she was ok after 40 minutes then...Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #22 August 5, 2003 The Heat and humidity (like steam) were beyond basic reports today. I live 2hrs away from Huntindon(I can kneecap her if you like/fair game) I work outside and folks were hot and getting dizzy. No one is accustom to this here. I love the heat now, and I wouldn't make it with the windows rolled up._______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #23 August 5, 2003 QuoteI don't think TSA would let a 3-year-old through security without a boarding pass either. No but they let my 14 month old on with NO pass!!! Whew!! Glad they didnt check his diaper!! jasonFreedom of speech includes volume Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #24 August 5, 2003 QuoteThe Heat and humidity (like steam) were beyond basic reports today. I live 2hrs away from Huntindon(I can kneecap her if you like/fair game) I work outside and folks were hot and getting dizzy. No one is accustom to this here. I love the heat now, and I wouldn't make it with the windows rolled up. Lets just hope she gets hers! What goes around comes around. I hope that she dies in that prison! But even if not, i'm sure it'll come back to her. I pray that this child finds a safe and loving home. Angela. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeedToJump 0 #25 August 5, 2003 Well hopefully the child is too young to remember this incident. I can't imagine what it will be like to grow up with both parents in jail, one of them for locking you in the trunk...Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
