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Competency evaluations ordered for more defendants in Vinton Co. child endangerment case (opens the original)
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A Vinton County judge has ordered mental competency evaluations for two more family members accused of keeping 16 children in conditions authorities say were worse than livestock. Gary Siders Jr., the father of the children, and his mother,Christina Siders, will now be evaluated to determine whether they are competent to stand trial on the felony charges against them. Earlier this month the judge ordered an evaluation for Gary Siders Sr. This leaves Elizabeth Siders, the children’s mother, as th
Attorney in Vinton Co. child endangerment case will seek mental evaluation for Gary Siders Jr. (opens the original)
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An attorney for the Vinton County father accused of keeping his 16 children in “horrific” conditions plans to ask the judge for a mental competency evaluation for his client. Gary Siders Jr., his wife and parents have each been charged with 16 counts of child endangerment after authorities found the children living inside a home in the village of Hamden. The motion filed Friday afternoon asks Vinton County Judge Laina Fetheroff Rogers permission to file a motion for a competency exam under seal.
Vinton County prosecutor asks county commissioners for more money to help in the Siders case (opens the original)
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The Vinton County prosecutor’s office asked the county commissioners for additional money “to help with the cost of the Siders case.” Prosecutor William Archer asked for additional money at a July 14 commissioners meeting. Archer has been prosecuting the child endangerment case against Gary Siders Jr., Gary Siders Sr., Elizabeth Siders and Christina Siders. The four are charged with 16 counts of child endangerment, with Gary Jr. separately facing four counts of public indecency. The four are acc
Vinton Co. judge issues gag order in child endangerment case (opens the original)
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A Vinton County judge has issued a gag order banning all parties from discussing the case in which a father allegedly kept his 16 children inside a small room. Vinton County Judge Laina Fetherolf Rogers issued the order early Tuesday morning shortly after a request for a gag order was filed by the lawyer for Gary Siders Jr. Siders Jr., his wife, and his mother and father were arrested two weeks ago after authorities discovered the children in a home in the village of Hamden. The four each face 1
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