A Missouri mother is behind bars after she allegedly zip-tied her 5-year-old son behind his back and forced him to lay on the ground with his pants at his ankles for hours in the middle of the night.
Alease Teariel Chambers, 26, stands accused of child abuse and kidnapping. The horrific allegations came to light Monday when a friend of Chambers spent a night at their home the previous day... Continue reading here ▶
The reporting party alleged that Chambers subjected the boy to “brutal” punishments, detectives with the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a probable cause affidavit.
On multiple occasions, Chambers would force her son to ball up his fists and would hit his knuckles with her phone, detectives wrote. The friend also accused Chambers of making the boy do wall squats “longer than anyone in the military should.” The defendant also allegedly locked the boy in a closet and blocked him in with a dresser.
Around 3 a.m. the friend allegedly heard the boy “screaming, crying and begging.” Later that morning, the friend said they noticed the boy was not in his room with his brothers.
Downstairs, the boy had his hands zip-tied behind his back on the floor with his pants down around his ankles, cops alleged. The friend recorded the boy’s condition, police said. He was covered in marks and bruises. Chambers later admitted to leaving the boy zip-tied for two or three hours, the affidavit said.
The other children in the home told cops that Chambers beats the boy “with belts, cords and hangers” and makes him stay in the closet, cops wrote. Chambers allegedly admitted to abusing the boy for “sneaking food.” The boy was taken to the hospital and was admitted because he was malnourished, police said.
Cops noted that Chambers has a pending case for stealing. She’s at the St. Louis County Justice Center. Her next court date is scheduled for Feb. 26.
