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PENSACOLA, Fla. — A couple was charged Friday with trying to sell their 2-month-old baby for $30 in a store parking lot, authorities said.
Robert G. Ellingson, 23, approached two people in the PetSmart parking lot and offered them a beer. When they refused, he offered to sell his child, Escambia County Sheriff's officials said.
"At first they thought it was a joke," sheriff's spokesman Glenn Austin told the Pensacola News Journal. "But then the mother yelled to the group that they were trying to sell the baby. And one of them called us."
Ellingson and Maghen Duvala, 25, the baby's mother, were each charged with four counts of child neglect. They were being held in Escambia County jail — he for $27,000 and she for $15,000. It was not immediately known if they had legal representation. They were expected to make a first appearance Saturday.
The Department of Children & Families took custody of the baby, whose name was not released.
Authorities said the couple also tried to sell their baby in a bank parking lot a few blocks away an hour earlier. They are each charged separately for that incident by Pensacola police with one count of child neglect.
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young Girl
replied on December 22nd, 2007
Especially eHealthy
oh wow
some great parents huh? 30 bucks? wow....
i saw something like this on cops once when this guy was walking down the street asking people if they wanted to trade his daughetr for a 20 sack
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HcoBrunette06
replied on December 22nd, 2007
Especially eHealthy
They probably wanted crack that's sad.
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young Girl
replied on December 22nd, 2007
Especially eHealthy
that poor kid. i cant even imajine how freaking scared she/he is
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OctoberBaby06
replied on December 22nd, 2007
Extremely eHealthy
Jesus
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care_free
replied on December 22nd, 2007
Experienced User
That is awful! People like that need to be put in jail forever!
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Sandbox Party
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Especially eHealthy
typical crackhead from FLorida.
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sick_mama17
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Active User, very eHealthy
Sick.
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rosejackson
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Supporter
wth?! thats sick
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michelle1981
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Supporter
OMG!!!
They should rip out her ovaries, and chop off his balls!!!
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AyaMiyaki
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Especially eHealthy
$30? What the hell. That's love, right?
Was their child taken by CPS?
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Hollyberries
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Extremely eHealthy
michelle1981 wrote:
OMG!!!
They should rip out her ovaries, and chop off his balls!!!
Oh yes! That's flippin ridiculous! Makes me sick. And that 30$ worth of crack would only last a hour. I hope they took that baby away from them.
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young Girl
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Especially eHealthy
AyaMiyaki wrote:
$30? What the hell. That's love, right?
Was their child taken by CPS?
The Department of Children & Families took custody of the baby, whose name was not released.
^^ so i guess thats the same thing as cps?
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Becky
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Especially eHealthy
that is sick
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sillyakchick
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Extremely eHealthy
It's so sad when addiction means more than your own children. I will never understand it. My neighbors across the street are getting a divorce because her husband is a drunk and she suspects he likes to sniff the magic dust a little too often. It is so sad. He just got arrested for drunk driving last week. I feel so sorry for their kids. They are 3 and 7. They have been married for 16 years. It's just so sad to me.
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yellow ribbon
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Especially eHealthy
ah i saw this and thought it said brother for sale even tho i read it earlier and started singing the mary kate n ashley olsen song
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AyaMiyaki
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Especially eHealthy
the_girlfriend wrote:
AyaMiyaki wrote:
$30? What the hell. That's love, right?
Was their child taken by CPS?
The Department of Children & Families took custody of the baby, whose name was not released.
^^ so i guess thats the same thing as cps?
Oh. I guess I read over that bit.
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tdr
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Supporter
I thought this was going to be a cute pic of Finn with a price sticker on his forehead or something.
Boy, was I ever wrong.
This is sickening. People like that shouldn't be allowed to have children. End of story.
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ladylee70
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Extremely eHealthy
I honestly thought the same thing... a picture of Finn with a price sticker.
I hope they never get their child back. The child is a prime age for adoption. Most of those children go in and out of the foster care system to finally be up for adoption at around age seven or older. At that point, it is very difficult to find good homes.
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hopefulmjz
replied on December 23rd, 2007
Extremely eHealthy
How can people treat an innocent baby in such a way? How awful