John Vang and Thong Vue were arrested and booked for investigation of false imprisonment and child cruelty. According to authorities, the boy was chained to a kitchen table from Wednesday until Friday night, and escaped when his parents left the house:
Sacramento police said they found the 13-year-old victim asking neighbors for help on the 7300 block of Winnett Way just before 10:00 p.m. Friday while still restrained by lengths of chain padlocked around his neck and ankles.It's unclear why the boy was being punished. Vang and Vue have been released on bail, but if you ask me, someone should show them what it feels like to be chained up to a kitchen table and beaten.
The sight of the chained boy startled neighbor Samantha Xiong, who didn't know how to react to the late night appearance, especially with her own two young children in her house.
"The little boy was walking and he asked us for a chain cutter," Samantha said. "I told him we didn't have one, so he just walked away."
Samantha said she thought the boy may have been an escaped prisoner and didn't offer any further assistance, something she says she now regrets.
The kid is in good condition and was turned over to the custody of his biological mother. More here: Boy chained by father now in mother's custody, police say.