Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
normally does. When asked what she believes happened on February 7,2012, Ms. Torrence stated that<br />
she first saw at approximately 10:45 ani on that day when the man next door brought<br />
her into the facility. Ms. Torrence stated that she believes what "'and _ hirve said,<br />
which is that_was left alone in the van. Ms. Torrence saidshe is being charged with child<br />
. endangerment, child abuse and child neglect. . ,<br />
On or about 'February 10,2012, CCS Nancy Scherer and CCFSWallace interviewed Tiara Mal'bley at<br />
the S1. Louis County jail holding cell. Ms. Marbley stated that she is the van monitor at <strong>Educare</strong> and has<br />
been the monitor for two (2) weeks. Ms. Mar-bley stated that Maurice Phipps is the van driver. She<br />
stated that they picked up at 8:04 on the momingof February 7, 2012. Ms. Marbley .<br />
stated she signed ._in the book. She stated they don't sign kids off the van when they take them<br />
into the day care, they only sign them out when they take them back home. Ms. Marbley stated that<br />
after they picked up _ they picked up more kids, dropped some off at school, picked l,lPmore<br />
children 'and went to the day.care. She stated they picked up fifteen (15) to eighteen (18) children all<br />
together but only took ten (10) children back to the day care; the other children were dropped off at<br />
school. Ms. Marbley stated when they arrived at the day care at approximately 9:30 am, they pulled to<br />
the back gate and Mr. Phipps opened the gate. She stated that normally they open the door and Mr.<br />
Phipps takes. the kids in. Ms. Marbley stated that she takes the babies in, but there weren't any babies on<br />
the van that morning so she helped Mr. Phipps take walk the children inside. She stated she was<br />
carrying one child that was half asleep. She said that she specifically remembers seeing •••. walk<br />
to her class that morning. She said that the kids know where to go when they get in the building. She<br />
said that she looked in the van and looked'in all seats' and no children were .left in there. Ms. Marbley<br />
stated that she and Mr. Phipps left to go on another van run at 9:30 am and made it back to the day care<br />
at approximately 9:50 am. She stated they picked up one child on this run, a two year old child. He was<br />
the only child on the van.. She stated that when they arrived back at the day care, she checked the van<br />
again and no children were left in the van. Ms. Marbley said that some of the kids have car seats and<br />
that all of the seat belts in the van work. She stated that 2liIIE Was not in a car seat. Ms.<br />
Marbley said that j was in Ms. Patrice Wren's Class in the morning and Ms. Wren took the<br />
children outside that morning. Ms. Marbley stated that _ was outside with the class and she<br />
believes that ~ust have slipped through the gate. Ms. Marbley stated that Ms. Wren had too<br />
. many children that morning and could not watch all of them. Ms; Marbley said that'- was not<br />
-- ._~_.g~epy .t:b,;;].t. morning; she.was ina .good mood. She stated that other- mornings, ~ries-for-her'<br />
mom and Ms. Marbley has to carry her in to the day care center, Ms. Marbley has not seen a .<br />
transportation policy but she learned from the person before her what she is supposed to do. Ms:<br />
Marbley said she is being charged with child endangerment, child abuse aild child neglect.<br />
On or aboutFebruary 10,.2012, CCS Nancy Scherer and CCFS Wallace interviewed MauricePhippsat<br />
, the Sf: Louis CountY jail holding cell. Mr. Phipps said that he is the van .driver for <strong>Educare</strong> .. Mr. Phipps<br />
stated they picked.~p at 8:05 am on February 7, 2012, and returned to the.day care around 9: 10 '<br />
-9: 15 am. ' He said he got out of the van, went around and helped the children get out Ms. Marbley got"<br />
'in the van and helped the children out and they both helpe~ the children to their classes. Mr. Phipps said<br />
he did not 'see any kids in the van. He stated he stood outside of tllevan and looked in. Mr. Phipps<br />
.stated that Ghildren are signed in when they pick them up. on the van but not signed out untiLthey drop<br />
them back off at home. Mr. Phipps stated that both he and Ms. Marbley walked in to the facility with<br />
the children. Mr. Phipps said he did not count the children and he did not get in the van andJook in each<br />
seat to enslire.that no children were left in the'vehicle, he looked from outside. He stated he'specifically<br />
• ' , I "<br />
5
Change language