Rhonda Howard and Cory McDaniel told the deputies that a big television wouldn't fit in the trunk, so they put the boy in the trunk and the TV in the back seat. (NBC News)
Guilty? Not Guilty? I reserve my verdict until I know what kind of TV it was.
Posted on 04/16/2008 2:17:19 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
What started as a suspected kidnapping ended with a surprise for sheriff's deputies in Cumberland County, Tennessee on Monday.
A 911 caller told police that she had seen a boy being forced into the trunk of a car.
Deputies quickly located the Toyota Corolla described by the caller and pulled it over.
When the boy got out of the trunk, the driver and passenger, Cory McDaniel and Rhonda Howard, told the deputies that a big television wouldn't fit in the trunk, so they put the boy in the trunk and the TV in the back seat.
The young teen was Howard's brother.
"He did it voluntarily. It made sense to him too, I guess," said Cumberland County Sheriff Butch Burgess.
Most residents that heard about what happened are laughing and trying to understand the logic of putting someone in the trunk for the sake of a TV.
Howard and McDaniel aren't laughing.
They've been charged with endangering a minor.
Guilty? Not Guilty? I reserve my verdict until I know what kind of TV it was.
It’s all about priorities.
A truck… a truck… my kingdom for a truck.
Eeh, the kid’s OK, and agreed to it. I’d chalk this up to just another Jeff Foxworthy-style “you might be a redneck” thing and move on with life.
I’d really like to know what kind of TV this was.
They got their priorities right don’t they? Idiots!
Gee, haven’t they ever seen Speed Racer? Kids LOVE to stow away in the trunk.
The big families in our church now have to resort to 12/15 passenger vans because of airbags/mandatory safety seats.
In the old days, you could fit seven in a Dodge Dart, toss at least nine in a Chevy Impala, and 12 or 13 in a Ford Country Squire station wagon. Better gas mileage, too!
They’re in trouble because they didn’t have their BABY IN TRUNK bumpersticker.
I can see this happening with the smaller cars, the trunks arn't that bad as far as space goes, its the opening of the trunk that's small. I think they do that to get you to spend $10 grand more on a SUV.
Most Americans would put their mother in the trunk for a 5” black and white TV. For a large flat screen, they’d tie her to the roof.
Guess they don’t have a flat screen TV ... they take up less space and maybe the two of them could have enjoyed the back seat.
BTW, how old was this boy who was put in the trunk?
beer alert!
Yep I tell that to the liberals who remark on our Excursion or my F250 Crew Cab. When I was growing up five kids fit fine in a 4-door Plymouth Fury. Nowadays even an Expedition is a tight squeeze for a large family if you have any luggage or groceries.
Or a least a CUV.
Dayum Lucky.
Is that thing digital? High-def?
(lolol)
With Romney’s dog?
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