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Mother faces felony child endangerment, and tow-truck driver accused of failing to register as a sex offender. Date published: 12/11/2008
BY KEITH EPPS
The mother of a 2-year-old girl who was towed away from a Stafford residence Sunday afternoon has been charged with felony child endangerment. Savannah Mayhew, 22, of Spotsylvania was arrested last night, according to Stafford Sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy. Meanwhile, one of the two Patriot Towing employees also charged with felony child endangerment in the case has been charged with another crime. Jason Michael Bryant, 25, of Spotsylvania was charged by state police this week with failing to register as a sex offender. Bryant, who was driving the tow truck Sunday, is accused of not properly registering earlier this year. Sources said he failed to list his correct address. Bryant was taken to the Rappahannock Regional Jail for the second time this week. He posted a $2,500 bond and was released. Bryant is listed on the state police sex offender registry. According to the court records, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor sexual battery charge in 2003 in Loudoun County. He had been charged with aggravated sexual battery, but the charge was reduced. Bryant got a suspended sentence on the misdemeanor, but later served a 12-month jail sentence after violating his probation, court records show. Jason Kelly, the owner of Patriot Towing, said he knew nothing about Bryant being a sex offender. But Kelly said that had nothing to do with Sunday’s arrests, which he maintains are unjust. According to the Stafford Sheriff's Office, a Mazda Protégé was double-parked Sunday afternoon about 12:45 p.m. when it was spotted by the towing company employees in the 1200 block of Thomas Jefferson Place in southern Stafford. Mayhew told police that she had went into her mother’s home for about five minutes, but the car was gone when she came back outside. The Patriot employees called the Sheriff’s Office about four minutes after the mother did. Kelly said the employees didn’t realize there was a child in the car until getting back to the impound lot. Keith Epps: 540/374-5404 kepps@freelancestar.com
I agree with you....Personally, I don't think all cases warrant an individual having to register as a sex offender for the rest of their lives. Obviously, he was convicted of something or he wouldn't be there....whether it was concensual sex with a minor and the parent's charged him or a former girlfriend charged him with date rape, something happened. I just don't like to see people immediately call someone a child molester which I think is the lowest form of life on the planet...I know, I'm a survivor!
You can tell it's the same person because they list the birthday on both records. So unless there are 2 people with the exact same name and birthday, I doubt it's someone different.
On the sex registry website there are two entries for Jason Michael Bryant, current age 25. The one listing him in Spotsy and having been convicted of sexual battery in 2003. The second listed him in Leesburg where he was charged in 1995 w/ indecency w/child sexual contact. Two little girls ages 6 and 7, but he would have been 12 years old at the time. The status was juvenile probation. No way to know for sure if it’s the same JMB, but unlikely it isn’t. http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/Conditions.aspx
You people need therapy. Really! There is nothing in the law that says we must inspect vehicles before impounding them? Oh my. There is nothing in the law that says break dancing in the left lane of i-95 is prohibited either. It just don't make sense. Silly, just plain silly!
what are area law enforcement doing wrong that makes you think that they need your help in doing there job? I think they do a fine job, as hard of one as it is. No one is perfect and all departments have cases that were handled wrong or could have been handled better but, overall I think they are doing a good job.
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