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Government Confiscates 550 Pound Fat Boy...
allen griggs
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...Mom arrested. The boy is 14 years old.
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Published: May 21, 2009
wspa tv, Greenville SC
A missing mother and her 555lb son have been discovered in Maryland. Thursday afternoon, at approximately 4:30 pm, Alexander Deundray Draper and his mother, Jerri Althea Gray were located near a laundromat in Baltimore, Maryland by the Baltimore County Sheriff's Office. Investigators were able to develop information that led them have Maryland authorities check a laundromat where Draper and Gray were believed to be parked near.
Draper was checked on scene by EMS, and has been turned over to the Maryland Department of Social Services. Investigators will work with them to have him returned to the Department of Social Services in South Carolina.
The South Carolina Department of Social Services contacted deputies Tuesday after Gray failed to make a scheduled court appearance so officials could begin investigating claims of child neglect and endangerment.
The agency doesn't get involved in such cases based on a child's weight alone, but will take action in "cases where health care professionals believe a child is at risk of harm because a parent is neglecting to provide necessary medical care," DSS spokeswoman Marilyn Matheus said in a statement.
A judge ordered the teen taken into protective custody. Gray was taken into custody and will be held pending extradition to Greenville on her outstanding warrant. Deputies are trying to determine why Draper and Gray were found in Maryland. The investigation continues; we will have more on this on News Channel 7 and wspa.com
http://www.wspa.com/spa/news/local/article/greenville_deputies_search_for_mom_and_555-pound_teen/17950/
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Published: May 21, 2009
wspa tv, Greenville SC
A missing mother and her 555lb son have been discovered in Maryland. Thursday afternoon, at approximately 4:30 pm, Alexander Deundray Draper and his mother, Jerri Althea Gray were located near a laundromat in Baltimore, Maryland by the Baltimore County Sheriff's Office. Investigators were able to develop information that led them have Maryland authorities check a laundromat where Draper and Gray were believed to be parked near.
Draper was checked on scene by EMS, and has been turned over to the Maryland Department of Social Services. Investigators will work with them to have him returned to the Department of Social Services in South Carolina.
The South Carolina Department of Social Services contacted deputies Tuesday after Gray failed to make a scheduled court appearance so officials could begin investigating claims of child neglect and endangerment.
The agency doesn't get involved in such cases based on a child's weight alone, but will take action in "cases where health care professionals believe a child is at risk of harm because a parent is neglecting to provide necessary medical care," DSS spokeswoman Marilyn Matheus said in a statement.
A judge ordered the teen taken into protective custody. Gray was taken into custody and will be held pending extradition to Greenville on her outstanding warrant. Deputies are trying to determine why Draper and Gray were found in Maryland. The investigation continues; we will have more on this on News Channel 7 and wspa.com
http://www.wspa.com/spa/news/local/article/greenville_deputies_search_for_mom_and_555-pound_teen/17950/
Comments
[:0] geez! i`m 6foot 3 or 4 and i way 99kilos..i`m not sure what that is in pounds, but it`s nowhere near 550pounds i`ll bet!! he`s a big boy...very big![:(]
Dan
Kilo to pounds, multiply Kg by 2.2 to get pounds
BTW, you'd tip the scales here at 218lb
She can get out of charges by saying it is part of her religion..[:D]
I was thinking the same thing as you, that is a hell of a lot of Big Macs, and many, many 15 piece buckets of Extra Crispy KFC.
I bet that boy spends 18 hours a day playing computer games and watching tv.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities say they've found a 555-pound South Carolina teen who disappeared with his mother.
Police say the two were located Thursday afternoon in Baltimore. Paramedics checked 14-year-old Alexander Draper's health before turning him over to the Maryland Department of Social Services.
South Carolina officials say they want the mother, 49-year-old Jerri Gray, extradited to that state, where she is accused of violating a custody order. Investigators didn't know if Gray had an attorney and relatives didn't respond to messages from The Associated Press.
The South Carolina Department of Social Services alerted deputies Tuesday. They say Gray missed a scheduled court appearance so officials could begin investigating claims of child neglect and endangerment.
Greenville County Sheriff's Lt. Shea Smith said the teen was considered to be at a critical stage of health risk but could not provide details about his medical condition
Sounds like he was grazing his way North for the summer.
a 14 yr old that weighs 550 lbs is not fat- that is MORBIDLY obese. Of course, she could just tell the judge he is in training for his sport.
Sumo wrestling.