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Thomas Billington

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  1. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · By Thomas Billington, WOUB Published July 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM EDT

    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

  2. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · By Thomas Billington, WOUB Published July 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM EDT

    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

  3. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · By Thomas Billington, WOUB Published July 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM EDT

    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

  4. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · By Thomas Billington, WOUB Published July 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM EDT

    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

  5. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · By Thomas Billington, WOUB Published July 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM EDT

    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.

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