Yet another example of how our mental health system has failed us, this man should of been locked up after the dog beating.
edit on 2-2-2013
by benrl because: (no reason given)
By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL and JAY REEVES | Associated Press – 6 hrs ago
news.yahoo.com...
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities said Saturday that they still have an open line of communication with an Alabama man accused of abducting a 5-year-old boy and holding him hostage in a bunker, and they thanked the suspect for taking care of the child as the standoff marked its fifth day.
"I believe he wants to rant and rave about politics and government," Creel said. "He's very concerned about his property. He doesn't want his stuff messed with."
Clouse said the mother told him that the boy has Asperger's syndrome as well as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
Neighbors said Dykes was easily angered and once beat a dog to death with a lead pipe, threatened to shoot children for setting foot on his property and patrolled his yard at night with a flashlight and a firearm.
He said Dykes usually drove a run-down "creeper" van with some of the windows covered in aluminum foil.

I think the federal authorities should get involved if not already

