Northeast Kansan Covers For Criminal

Christi Marie Hout is a bank teller in Lawrence, Kansas who was charged with embezzlement and will most likely have to face whatever music Kansas plays for that crime, but something of which enablers of all stripes should take note is that her boss, Karolyn J. Stattelman, is also charged in this crime.....not initially for stealing anything herself, but for covering for Hout.

Something the friends and relatives of crooks and criminals do not seem to clearly understand is that when a crook is violating the law and violating the rights of his or her victim, it is unlawful to stand by and watch, without saying anything. It becomes perjury, false statements, and sometimes contempt of court when a "loyal friend" not only enables the crook, but hides evidence and covers for the crook. This applies to small indiscretions, such as allowing someone who is on probation for drunk driving (ahem......Quail Road, Frankfort Kansas) to take the wheel despite active alcoholism, to the Catholic priest who covers for parishioners who commit hate crimes or sex crimes and counsels the victims to blame themselves! Yeah, hello Northeast Kansas, once again.



Here in the video is another case of aiding and abetting. This one involves a teenage girl named Danielle Locklear, who disappeared in March of this year, and was found in April, in the South River, in North Carolina. Her boyfriend murdered her and tossed her in the river, and his buddy knew about it and said nothing. Later, after she was found, the truth came out, and even though the "loyal friend" did not commit the actual murder, he is facing murder charges.

Karolyn J. Stattelman is planning to appear in court today, to change her plea. It's hard to say whether this strategy will actually help her case or not.

Another Set Of Adoptive Parents Loses A Child

Okay, where have I heard this before? A couple decides to adopt a child who has been questionably acquired by their state's child protective services, then changes their minds, and the child disappears. No one makes a missing persons report. Years down the road, a sibling, or step or adoptive sibling, reports the child missing. The adoptive parents tell police that the missing child ran away, or went to live with natural parents or grandparents. Seriously. These people took a page from the playbook of Doug and Valerie Herrman, who "lost" their adopted son, Adam Herrman, in Kansas, in 1999. In 2009, Adam was reported missing by a sibling.

Meanwhile, Erica Parsons is still missing.

 

Yet Another Amber Alert

Willaim McQuain, eleven years old, is missing from Germantown Maryland. He was last seen in school on September 30, and after four days, his school, Martin Luther King Jr. High, notified authorities that neither he or his mother could be contacted or located. On Wednesday, Montgomery County police found William's mother, Jane McQuain, deceased in her home. But they could not find William. Curtis Lopez, William's stepfather, was located in North Carolina on Wednesday, where he also has a home, but William was not found there with him. Lopez was also charged with Jane McQuain's murder. There are not really many details, but the fact that over a week went by before this little boy was determined to be a missing person is going to make this case hard to solve. There is an Amber Alert in effect for him, and if you think you may have seen him or know anything about his situation, please call local law enforcement.