Couple finishes restaurant meal while child tied in hot car

[almaty 19]

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (AP) -- Police in northwest Georgia have rescued a boy from a hot car where his mother's companion is accused of tying him up.

Ringgold, Georgia, police say a Cracker Barrel restaurant employee called police after seeing Raymond Minchew take the 6-year-old out of the restaurant and return without him -- then finished eating his meal. Ringgold is about 13 miles southeast of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Police found the bound boy sitting in the car, crying.

Sergeant John Gass says the child was soaked with sweat and had a rope tied to one of his ankles. Gass says the temperature was in the 80s Saturday in Ringgold.

The 61-year-old Minchew and the boy's mother -- 35-year-old Rachel Gilchrist -- were arrested and charged with cruelty to children and concealing a weapon. There was a handgun in the car.

Investigators believe the boy was in the hot car for about a half hour.

Police Sergeant John Gass says the couple contended the boy had misbehaved, although witnesses at the restaurant disagreed.

The boy has been placed in protective custody

[Emancipation 2]

UGH... What can one say to that? rEally? Holy..

[Heracles 417]

Another reason corporal punishment should be introduced.

The boy has been placed in protective custody

So people have the right, choice, to do stuff like this yet society is the one who has to pay for the consequences of their choices, literally..

Edited June 13, 2007 by Infidel

[Savanphil 3]

Wow

[almaty 19]

terrible,,,those chopf##ks..

[Emancipation 2]

Good for the worker at Cracker Barrell though!! Good for them for being observant and taking the risk of getting involved. How many times does this happen and no one intervenes?

Edited June 13, 2007 by Emancipation

[Sinergy 3]

the poor boy

[Lance27 19]

and his mother allowed that? #######. Glad to know the child is in proctective custody.

[Nessa 23]

some people shouldn't be allowed to breed

[doodlebug 3]

That's disgusting.

[Peggy 1]

That just p@sses me off when parents leave their kids in a car.

####### are they thinking.

[Heracles 417]

It seems nowadays we need to legislate against what used to be common sense..

[Ladylethal 12]

She needs to be spayed. Meow!

[Yaads 0]

It seems nowadays we need to legislate against what used to be common sense..

Isn't that the truth! How on earth did she go 35 years on this planet without learning not to leave a child in a hot car...and tied up at that. I hope she doesn't get him back.

So sad

Edited June 13, 2007 by Jme3584

[Jackie&Yosdani 0]

I'm glad they took him away from him mother.. if you can call her that!!

I cant belive these storys man!!! are these people human??