Foster Parents Indicted on New Charges In Death
of Boy
September 6, 2006
A grand jury on Wednesday indicted the
foster parents of a dead 3-year-old developmentally disabled boy on
new, more serious charges that carry up to a life sentence in
prison.
Liz and David Carroll Jr. were charged with
murder and kidnaping in the death of Marcus Fiesel.
Prosecutors have accused the Carrolls of
wrapping the boy in a blanket and packing tape, and leaving him in a
closet while they went to a family reunion in Kentucky in August.
The boy was dead when the Carrolls returned two days later.
The couple originally were charged in
neighboring Hamilton County where they were accused of concocting a
story that led to their Aug. 15 report that the boy had gone missing
from a public park. Hundreds of searchers helped authorities look
for the boy for four days. The Carrolls were arrested Aug. 28.
Prosecutors in both counties agreed that
Clermont County, east of Cincinnati, was the more logical place to
prosecute the most serious charges since that is where they believed
the boy died. Less serious charges would be handled in Hamilton
County.
Besides murder and kidnapping, the grand
jury in Clermont County also indicted the Carrolls on charges of
involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping, felonious assault and three
counts of endangering children. David Carroll also was charged with
gross abuse of a corpse.
The murder count carries a sentence of 15
years to life. Both are expected to be arraigned on Thursday.
The couple has been held in Hamilton County
on bonds of $10.1 million each.
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