Okla-homey
7/7/2008, 07:06 PM
but he did the right thing at this juncture. Ardmore legislator filed criminal charges against his own kid. Might have saved the kid's life.
Still, speaking as a dad, that's gotta be tough! Consigning your baby boy to life among the sodomites in the hoosegow.:(
Local lawmaker's son jailed for burglarizing family home, business
By Marsha Miller, News Editor
The Daily Ardmoreite
Posted Jul 05, 2008 @ 08:41 PM
Ardmore, OK — The 18-year-old son of a local state legislator was behind bars Saturday facing at least two burglary charges after being turned over to authorities by his father.
Gregory Travis Piatt was being held Saturday at the Carter County Detention Center pending the posting of a $5,000 bond set on a second-degree burglary charge. The charge is based on an investigation by the Lone Grove Police Department.
The younger Piatt was turned over to an officer by Rep. Greg Piatt shortly after midnight Thursday. Piatt said he had discovered his son had burglarized the family business, Heartland LLC, located in Lone Grove. According to LGPD reports, the legislator told the officer “... he did not know what else to do besides press charges on his son for the burglary committed.” The report does not indicate what was taken in the burglary.
Just hours later, Piatt filed a second report at the Ardmore Police Department, accusing his son of also burglarizing the family’s McLish Street home. Taken in that burglary was a large amount of cash. Charges are pending in connection with the home burglary.
Ardmore police are also investigating information gained from Lone Grove officers concerning statements the teenager made alleging his friends were committing similar burglaries while he was breaking into his parent’s business and home. No suspects were named and no others have been arrested in connection with the cases.
Efforts to contact the legislator for comment concerning the two burglaries involving his son were unsuccessful.
However, LGPD reports indicate the younger Piatt was not living at home, nor was he employed by his parents at the time of the thefts.
Greg Piatt, the Republican majority floor leader, announced last month he would not seek re-election.
Marsha Miller 221-6529
[email protected]
Still, speaking as a dad, that's gotta be tough! Consigning your baby boy to life among the sodomites in the hoosegow.:(
Local lawmaker's son jailed for burglarizing family home, business
By Marsha Miller, News Editor
The Daily Ardmoreite
Posted Jul 05, 2008 @ 08:41 PM
Ardmore, OK — The 18-year-old son of a local state legislator was behind bars Saturday facing at least two burglary charges after being turned over to authorities by his father.
Gregory Travis Piatt was being held Saturday at the Carter County Detention Center pending the posting of a $5,000 bond set on a second-degree burglary charge. The charge is based on an investigation by the Lone Grove Police Department.
The younger Piatt was turned over to an officer by Rep. Greg Piatt shortly after midnight Thursday. Piatt said he had discovered his son had burglarized the family business, Heartland LLC, located in Lone Grove. According to LGPD reports, the legislator told the officer “... he did not know what else to do besides press charges on his son for the burglary committed.” The report does not indicate what was taken in the burglary.
Just hours later, Piatt filed a second report at the Ardmore Police Department, accusing his son of also burglarizing the family’s McLish Street home. Taken in that burglary was a large amount of cash. Charges are pending in connection with the home burglary.
Ardmore police are also investigating information gained from Lone Grove officers concerning statements the teenager made alleging his friends were committing similar burglaries while he was breaking into his parent’s business and home. No suspects were named and no others have been arrested in connection with the cases.
Efforts to contact the legislator for comment concerning the two burglaries involving his son were unsuccessful.
However, LGPD reports indicate the younger Piatt was not living at home, nor was he employed by his parents at the time of the thefts.
Greg Piatt, the Republican majority floor leader, announced last month he would not seek re-election.
Marsha Miller 221-6529
[email protected]