Woman locked daughter in backyard dog kennel: Police
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Inset: Kandy Thompson (Jones County Jail). Background: Thompson allegedly locking her daughter in a dog kennel on Saturday (KTAB/KRBC).

A Texas woman, aged 60, is facing serious charges for allegedly mistreating her 22-year-old daughter with special needs by confining her in a dog kennel in their backyard.

Kandy Thompson was arrested on Tuesday and is now confronting multiple felony charges, including aggravated kidnapping, causing intentional serious harm to a disabled person, and unlawful restraint, among others.

The investigation into Thompson’s actions began after a concerned neighbor reached out to the Anson Police Department on Saturday, requesting a welfare check following an unsettling interaction with Thompson. The neighbor captured parts of this encounter on his cellphone, according to a report by Sweetwater’s ABC and CW affiliate, KTXS.

This footage, later shared online by NBC affiliate KRBC and CBS affiliate KTAB from Abilene, depicts the neighbor filming from his side of the fence. The video reportedly shows Thompson in her yard, seemingly locking her daughter in a chain-link dog kennel covered with a tarp. The daughter appears visibly distressed, hyperventilating and repeatedly expressing fear by saying, “I’m scared, mother.”

The video shows the neighbor on his side of the fence, filming Thompson in her yard as she appears to be locking the victim in a chain-link dog kennel covered with a tarp. The victim appears to be hyperventilating as she rapidly makes groans and repeatedly says “I”m scared, mother.”

Thompson, who is wearing a T-shirt that says “I’m one of those crazy people,” then addresses the neighbor, though it is hard to decipher what she initially says to him.

“You lock your kid in a dog kennel,” the neighbor says.

“Yes, because she’s tearing up everything and p—ing on everything,” Thompson appears to say before the neighbor cuts her off and asks if she really thinks locking up a special-needs kid in a dog kennel is a good idea. At that point, the victim can again be heard repeatedly screaming that she is scared and a dog can be heard growling and barking nearby.

“Do you not hear her?” the neighbor asks before declaring, “You have no remorse.”

Police arrived shortly after that exchange and the neighbor then tried to calm the victim. She tells him she is forced into the cage “a lot,” saying it makes her feel like “she’s not worth anything.”

Thompson was released from detention Monday, but arrested on additional charges Tuesday.

The Anson Police Department said that in the days since Thompson’s initial arrest, investigators had “completed additional interviews, reviewed statements, and evaluated all evidence collected on the scene” that led to the new charges.

In addition to the aforementioned charges, she is facing counts of child endangerment and assault causing bodily injury.

KRBC and KTAB reported that over the last 10 years, Thompson and her late husband had fostered more than 50 special-needs children. The Texas Department of Family Protective Services told the stations that the Thompsons likely cared for the children through some kind of organization, because they did not foster any kids through DPS.

The stations further reported that Thompson was being held without bond as of Wednesday morning. It was not immediately clear when she was scheduled to make her next appearance in court.

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