Law&Crime – An Indiana woman learned her fate this week for hiding her son in her home after he ran away from his foster family, with prosecutors and cops saying she locked him in a closet and forced him to use the bathroom in a Pringles can so he wouldn’t be found.
Angie Harlan, 45, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in Allen County Community Corrections Residential Services for felony intimidation and misdemeanor false informing.
After Harlan’s arrest in August, she was accused of giving the child pills that she claimed were Tylenol. Her son, whose age has not been reported, allegedly told police, “It wasn’t Tylenol. I know what Tylenol is.”
The boy had been living with a foster family who reported him missing on Aug. 17. Harlan was questioned by authorities after the report was made, but denied seeing him or knowing anything about his whereabouts.
DCS received a tip that the child was at Harlan’s home after she was interviewed, which prompted police to return and search the residence. Her son was found under a bed.
Agents asked the boy what had happened, and he accused Harlan of locking him away in a closet after he ran away from his foster family. He went to a random person’s home first.
An individual at the residence allowed him to use their phone to call Harlan to tell her what happened, according to police.
Harlan allegedly went to the home, retrieved her son, returned to her house and told him to get in the closet, which had a keyed padlock.
The youth accused Harlan of giving him pills that made him feel drunk …
