Friday, May 29, 2009

Another Chapter From "The People Who Keep You Safe" File

DCF: Caseworkers missed threat to baby

A state report shows foster care workers underestimated the domestic threat posed by a Tampa man now accused of throwing his girlfriend's infant son out a car window. According to a 13-page report from the Florida Department of Children and Families, Jasmine Bedwell told caseworkers that Richard McTear Jr. beat her on two occasions and threatened to harm her son…

…McTear's criminal history, which includes including kidnapping and burglary, was largely overlooked.

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