A Pensacola man appeared in a Mississippi courtroom Wednesday to face charges that he and his girlfriend locked six children in the back of a U-Haul truck destined for California, authorities said.
A deputy pulled the couple over about 5 p.m. Monday on Interstate 10 near Gulfport, Miss., after a witness saw Feadora W. Brown, 34, and her boyfriend, Mario A. McGill, 22, load six children into the back of the moving van.
Brown said they left Pensacola about 1 p.m., the arrest report said.
Brown initially told the arresting deputy that they were driving to Houston, said Maj. Ron Pullen of the Harrison County Sheriff's Office. After further questioning, Brown said the couple were taking the children to their father's house in California, Pullen said.
The back of a moving truck isn't an ideal place for children, or anyone, to travel because of the lack of ventilation or air conditioning, Pullen said.
"They're not made for passengers," he said. "That's a cargo area, and there's no restraint system for seat belts, or seats at all."
The children were unharmed, Pullen said.
The couple have been charged with six counts of child endangerment. If convicted on each count, Brown and McGill face up to 36 years in jail and $6,000 in fines. more
A deputy pulled the couple over about 5 p.m. Monday on Interstate 10 near Gulfport, Miss., after a witness saw Feadora W. Brown, 34, and her boyfriend, Mario A. McGill, 22, load six children into the back of the moving van.
Brown said they left Pensacola about 1 p.m., the arrest report said.
Brown initially told the arresting deputy that they were driving to Houston, said Maj. Ron Pullen of the Harrison County Sheriff's Office. After further questioning, Brown said the couple were taking the children to their father's house in California, Pullen said.
The back of a moving truck isn't an ideal place for children, or anyone, to travel because of the lack of ventilation or air conditioning, Pullen said.
"They're not made for passengers," he said. "That's a cargo area, and there's no restraint system for seat belts, or seats at all."
The children were unharmed, Pullen said.
The couple have been charged with six counts of child endangerment. If convicted on each count, Brown and McGill face up to 36 years in jail and $6,000 in fines. more
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