Authorities say a man and his mother used plumber's tape to keep an
11-year-old boy restrained for several hours at a time at a southwestern
Michigan home.
The Van Buren County sheriff's department says that 28-year-old Randall
Hamilton and 46-year-old Peggy Hamilton are jailed on $1 million bonds
after their arraignment Wednesday on torture and child abuse charges in
South Haven District Court.
Their next hearing is Sept. 8. The Associated Press left messages Thursday seeking comment from their lawyers.
Sheriff Dale Gribler says Randall Hamilton is the boy's mother's boyfriend.
Gribler says deputies found the malnourished boy walking on a road
Tuesday, and he said he ran away from his Geneva Township home after
being physically abused.
The sheriff says authorities also removed a 2-year-old boy from the home.
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