US Man Arrested After Child Found Locked In Closet That Was Nailed Shut
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John Thompson was charged with first-degree child endangerment and interference with court-ordered custody.
A 40-year-old man from northwest Arkansas was arrested after police found his 5-year-old girl child locked in a hidden section of a closet. The child was allegedly in a secret "small space" covered by a board that was nailed to a wall in the home of the suspect, John Thompson, USA Today reported.
John Thompson was charged with first-degree child endangerment and interference with court-ordered custody, the media outlet reported.
The police had come to the house with a search warrant to help the Arkansas Department of Human Services take custody of the girl, but the accused denied she was there. During the conversation, the police heard banging outside a wall.
