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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 26 February 2020
Mom of 2 missing Idaho Body cam captures 6-year-old’s
kids wants $5 million bail tearful pleas during arrest
reduced
Associated Press
tion said. Daniel Dempey, ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A
a lawyer who represented police officer's body cam-
Vallow at Friday's hearing, era shows a 6-year-old
asked for bail to be low- Florida girl crying and beg-
ered to $10,000. ging officers not to arrest
The judge has discretion to her as one fastens zip ties
set bail, Kauai prosecutor around her wrists at a char-
said in a court filing oppos- ter school. The video that
ing Vallow's request. Kaia Rolle's family shared
Vallow is a flight risk, pros- with the Orlando Sentinel
ecutors said. "Given the and other media outlets
extensive media attention, Monday shows the girl be-
she is clearly aware that ing arrested in September
This booking photo provided the authorities have priori- for kicking and punching
by Kauai police shows Lori tized her case," prosecu- staff members at her Or- In this image taken from Sept. 19, 2019, Orlando Police
Vallow. tors said. "She also has the lando charter school. Department body camera video footage, Orlando Police Officer
Associated Press Dennis Turner leads 6-year-old Kaia Rolle away after her arrest
means to move across an "What are those for?" Kaia for kicking and punching staff members at the Lucious & Emma
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLE- ocean." asks about the zip ties in Nixon Academy Charter School in Orlando, Fla.
HER Prosecutors noted that Val- the video. Associated Press
Associated Press low's husband, Chad Day- "They're for you," Officer
HONOLULU (AP) — A moth- bell, had $152,000 in a First Dennis Turner says before The officer tells them that police union didn't repre-
er arrested in Hawaii over Hawaiian Bank account. another officer tightens the juvenile detention cen- sent him, Shawn Dunlap of
the disappearance of her Police also have said Val- them around her wrists and ter where Kaia was headed the Fraternal Order of Po-
two Idaho children wants a low and Daybell have lied Kaia begins weeping. is "not like you think." Turner lice Orlando Lodge 25, said
judge to reconsider her $5 about the children's where- Turner was fired shortly af- tells the administrators he in an email Tuesday.
million bail. abouts. ter the arrest. Orlando Po- has made 6,000 arrests, in- School resource officers
A court hearing for her re- Vallow also is accused of lice Chief Orlando Rolon cluding a 7-year-old. came under close scrutiny
quest is scheduled Wednes- disobeying a court order said at the time that Turner, Turner had worked in the in Florida after former Bro-
day on Kauai, where Lori that required her to bring a reserve officer, didn't fol- police agency's reserve ward Deputy Scot Peterson
Vallow was arrested last her children to Idaho au- low department policy of unit, which is mostly made failed to engage a shooter
week on an Idaho warrant. thorities last month. getting the approval of up of retired officers who at a Parkland high school
She has been charged with The tangled case includes a watch commander to pick up extra-duty jobs for in 2018. He was charged
two felony counts of child investigations into three arrest someone younger pay. Because he was a re- last year with child ne-
abandonment. deaths. Vallow's estranged than 12. serve officer, he was not a glect, culpable negligence
Seven-year-old Joshua "JJ" husband, Charles Vallow, "Help me. Help me, please!" member of the collective and perjury. That case is
Vallow and 17-year-old Ty- was shot and killed in Phoe- Kaia pleads through tears. bargaining unit, and the ongoing.q
lee Ryan have not been nix last July by her brother, As she is being walked to
seen since September. Alex Cox. Then Cox, who the vehicle, she cries, "I
Their disappearance cap- claimed the shooting was don't want to go in a po-
tured worldwide attention in self-defense, died of un- lice car." The second of-
after authorities pleaded known causes in Decem- ficer, who has not been
for help in finding them late ber. identified, responds, "You
last year. Police in the city Vallow moved her family to don't want to? ... You have
of Rexburg, Idaho, have Idaho in late August. In Oc- to." "Please, give me a sec-
said they "strongly believe tober, Chad Daybell's wife, ond chance," Kaia says.
that Joshua and Tylee's Tammy Daybell, died of The video shows the officer
lives are in danger." what her obituary said was lifting the sobbing girl into
Bail for the equivalent felo- natural causes. When Day- the back seat of the police
nies in Hawaii usually range bell married Vallow roughly vehicle and putting a seat
from $2,000 to $20,000, Val- two weeks after Tammy's belt around her.
low's attorney, Craig De death, law enforcement A short time later, Turner
Costa said in a court mo- became suspicious and returns to the office to talk
tion seeking a reduction in had her remains exhumed. to Lucious & Emma Nixon
bail. She isn't a flight risk and Test results on Daybell's re- Academy administrators,
had offered to turn herself mains and toxicology re- who appear dismayed by
in to authorities before her sults for Cox have not yet what they have witnessed
arrest on Thursday, the mo- been released.q in the school office.