ROSS ROWNSHIP, Pa. — A mother who police say abused and tortured a 7-year-old boy was arrested in Ross Township after an Amber Alert was issued out of Ohio.
Ross Deputy Chief of Police Brian Kohlhepp says Ross police were notified of an Amber Alert out of Brunswick, Ohio, for a 7-year-old boy who was in the custody of his mother, 32-year-old Tiarika D. Baymon, and in life-threatening danger.
An arrest warrant was out for the mother, indicating the child had been substantially abused and tortured, suffering traumatic injuries, Kohlhepp says. Some of the conduct had been recorded and posted to Instagram.
Tracking information from Brunswick police in conjunction with the local FBI office placed the woman in the area of Avalon and Ross Township, Kohlhepp says.
Officers from multiple jurisdictions responded and found the woman’s vehicle in a secluded area, next to the woods on William Street, off Union Avenue Extension, Kohlhepp says.
Ross police approached the car and found the woman, later identified as Baymon, sleeping in the driver’s seat with a gun on her lap, Kohlhepp says. The boy was lying on folded-down back seats leading into the trunk.
Kohlhepp said Baymon was arrested and taken to the Ross station, where she was awaiting transport to the Allegheny County Jail.
The child was in distress and taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital with multiple traumatic injuries and possible broken bones, Kohlhepp says. He was later transferred to the Mercy Hospital burn unit for “further treatment and more specific care.”
Baymon is facing multiple charges out of Pennsylvania related to the incident, in addition to charges in Ohio, Kohlhepp says. The Pennsylvania charges include firearms not to be carried without a license, felony endangering the welfare of a child, obstruction of justice and resisting arrest.
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