Dad of Child Hurt by Ferret Admits Misdemeanor
Associated Press - Sat 02:49 PM 03/09/2013
Ryan Waldo and his wife Carrie were arrested in January 2011 after authorities found their ferret had chewed on their 4-month-old child's hands, leaving only two thumbs and part of a pinkie remaining.
A Grain Valley man has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor after a pet ferret gnawed off several of his infant son's fingers in 2011.
Ryan Waldo pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree child endangerment in a plea deal. His trial was scheduled to start Monday on a charge of felony child endangerment.
Waldo and his wife, Carrie Waldo, were arrested in January 2011 after authorities found their ferret had chewed on their 4-month-old child's hands, leaving only two thumbs and part of a pinkie remaining.
Ryan Waldo also agreed that he would not see the child during a two-year probationary period, and would meet other sentencing conditions to avoid harsher punishment.
A trial for Carrie Waldo, the child's mother, is scheduled for June.
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Associated Press information from: The Kansas City Star
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kkb
Saturday 9 March 2013 15:12 Report this comment
Are you kidding me?This guy should be put through the same torture.Better yet he should be left for the COYOTES!!!
Iamgonnagetyou
Sunday 10 March 2013 10:59 Report this comment
Where were these parents when this was going on? Once again the guilty get off with just a slap on the hands.
TheCleaner
Monday 11 March 2013 09:46 Report this comment
The solution chop off the fingers of both these parents.
Chip8
Monday 11 March 2013 10:15 Report this comment
No plea deal should have been introduced...it should have gone to trial and jail time!!