Recent Posts in Child Abuse/Neglect Category

Ferndale police have arrested a woman suspected of driving drunk with a small child in the vehicle and fleeing the scene after hitting another vehicle.

The police were able to track down the woman with the help of a driver who called the police and then took it upon himself to follow the woman in his car until the police arrived.

The woman, 46-year-old Jean Timlin, has been charged with operating under the influence while endangering a child, as well as leaving the scene of a property accident. She faces one year in jail for each offense. She was transporting her 4-year-old daughter at the time of the arrest, and her BAC registered at .25%, more than three times the legal limit.

According to Timlin’s attorney, she is terrified of losing custody of her daughter and getting fired from her job.

A preliminary exam has been scheduled for March 18.

Operating under the influence is a serious offense, but when a person drives drunk with a minor in the vehicle, the prosecution will undoubtedly seek enhanced penalties. In some states, like New York, it is now a felony to drink and drive with children in the vehicle. If you have found yourself facing enhanced OUI charges, you can depend on a Michigan DUI defense attorney at the Law Offices of Freedman & Freedman to provide you with the unrelenting defense you need. We understand you are in a serious predicament, and would be happy to help you fight your charges to the best of our ability.

Contact the office today at (877) 858-5297 to learn more about our DUI defense services.

A Kent County jury has convicted a mother of murder for starving her disabled daughter to death.

Tammy Jefferson, 42, will likely to be sentenced to mandatory life in prison for failing to care for her 21-year-old daughter, a course of action that ultimately led to her death.  Jefferson’s daughter Taryn became disabled as a baby after her father violently shook her. Ever since she has been unable to walk, feed herself, or communicate.

According to prosecutors, Taryn’s condition began deteriorating in 2008, around the same time her mother started accessing more than 400 Internet pages every day and spending hours on end in chartrooms.

Jefferson’s attorney argued that Taryn may have chosen to stop eating. Ultimately, the jury found Jefferson at fault. She is schedule to be sentenced March 22.