They had to go and arrest him. Now we’ve gotta pay for this piece of trash for the next 20 years to life, even with a death penalty sentance.
Cops should have claimed he pointed a weapon at them.
The article states that Woods is an in school suspension teacher at a middle school. Words just fail me with reports like this... my heart aches for her family. My stomach twists thinking.. even for a moment.. how that precious little girl died. I then begin to wonder how many more were committed prior? All I can say is prayers for the family.
This guy was a teacher??? Incredible!
Oh, look, a public school teacher.
I was watching the news when the reports first came in. They said they had a description of the perp, vehicle and license plate # but they did not release it until almost an hour later.
Can’t help but wonder if they had sent out the Amber Alerts quicker and had the news and radio stations give this info it might have turned out different.
So....let’s talk about BACKGROUND CHECKS!!!!
Statement from Springfield School District Superintendent Norm Ridder on Wednesday morning:
Last night we learned the terrible news that one of our students had been abducted near her home. This morning our sadness is compounded by the recent developments in the case of Hailey Owens’ abduction.
The suspect in this case, Craig Michael Wood, was arrested by Springfield Police Department. Wood has been employed by SPS since Aug. 18, 1998. He works as a paraprofessional and athletic coach at Pleasant View K-8 School. His employment has been suspended until this matter is resolved.
Hailey is a student at Westport Elementary School and last year she attended Bowerman Elementary School.
I offer my support to Hailey’s family and to our SPS community. Students and staff at three of our schools are coping with this situation. To support these school communities directly impacted by this tragedy, I have assigned additional counseling staff and school police officers to be on hand until further notice.
We are fully cooperating with law enforcement officials as their investigation continues. Because this is an ongoing investigation, I will not be making any further comments about the situation at this time.
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