Two children removed from 'foul' home

**plasty** · 08-15-12 at 11:26 AM

Two children removed from 'foul' Fort Pierce home covered with trash, rotting food and insects

A Fort Pierce husband and wife were arrested Monday after officers say they kept their two children in a “foul” home that was covered with trash, rotting food, dirty clothes and bugs.

Police, following up on an investigation by the Department of Children and Families, responded to the home on 721 South 24th Street after smelling a strange odor coming from inside.
Responding officers said the front lawn of Robin and Ronald Teller’s home was overgrown and covered with trash bags, children’s toys, dirty clothes and cups filled with an unknown liquid. Officers also discovered a large knife with an eight-inch blade sitting in the grass, according to an arrest report.
Once they entered the residence, officers said they observed similar qualities: the odor of rotting food, mattresses and sheets covered in brown stains, dirty pots and pans and very little room to walk.

“The residence was covered with bugs and insects,” the report reads. “On top of the kitchen table I found dirty leftover biscuits that were old and had insects on them.”
In the fridge, officers said they couldn't find a single piece of clean food. Instead they found half eaten donuts, rotten cheese dip and a pot filled with “an unknown rotting substance.”
After being greeted by officers, Ronald and Robin were removed from the home to be interviewed by detectives.
Ronald told police he works five days a week for St. Lucie County. While he admitted his house was unsafe for children, he said he blames his wife for its current condition because when he tries to clean it, she gets angry at him, the arrest report reads.
Robin told officers she works at the county courthouse as a cleaner, and that she tries to clean the house every day, but it is hard and overwhelming for her, the report states.

After officers determined the couple could not provide their children with proper care and supervision, Ronald and Robin were transported to the St. Lucie County Jail, according to the report.
The children, one starting third grade and the other starting second grade Monday, were taking into custody by DCF workers.
Ronald and Robin were each charged with two counts of child neglect without great harm

Fort Pierce, Fla.

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**shonymat** · 08-15-12 at 11:35 AM

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After officers determined the couple could not provide their children with proper care and supervision

Bet that didn't take long.

**cazmajor** · 08-15-12 at 12:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Notorious_dog

I mean come on! what harm is an 8 inch knife going to do to anyone?.. Bah, You call that a knife!?

THIS IS A KNIFE!

Hahaha! Your humour is ace these days Ndog!

A_Downloader · 08-15-12 at 01:13 PM

Ah, I see you've played Knifey-Spoony before!

**CyberKingdom** · 08-15-12 at 01:43 PM

It's like a movie set for scat porn.

**kolewan** · 08-15-12 at 01:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by CyberKingdom

It's like a movie set for scat porn.

Before or after shooting? =/

**GrimmCro** · 08-15-12 at 02:19 PM

Get out of your chair, walk up to your parents, give them a warm hug and a kiss on the cheek and don't forget to say "thank you for everything".

My life has been riddled with shitty luck, from war, loosing a father, thrown out of my own home city into living as a refugee in borderline poverty and now unable to get a job. But there has been one constant. A woman who lost her husband and home, who had to raise two kids in terrible circumstances, a woman who walks around in cloths that's falling to pieces because she'd rather buy her daughter a new dress and her son a pair of sneakers.

I hope these two kids get some semblance of a normal life.

**plasty** · 08-15-12 at 02:27 PM

It looks...'lived in'

**EvilToeKnee** · 08-15-12 at 02:34 PM

Hey, at least she "tries" to clean the house everyday. I can't imagine the smell of that place. And, after the "shooting" kolewan.

elvisfan · 08-15-12 at 05:02 PM

I can't believe that the wife is a professional cleaner for the city, but can't clean her own house.

08-15-12 at 11:35 AM	#2
shonymat Elder Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,886	Quote: After officers determined the couple could not provide their children with proper care and supervision Bet that didn't take long.

08-15-12 at 12:10 PM	#3
cazmajor Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,633	Quote: Originally Posted by Notorious_dog I mean come on! what harm is an 8 inch knife going to do to anyone?.. Bah, You call that a knife!? THIS IS A KNIFE! Hahaha! Your humour is ace these days Ndog!

08-15-12 at 01:13 PM	#4
A_Downloader Newcomer Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 92	Ah, I see you've played Knifey-Spoony before!

08-15-12 at 01:43 PM	#5
CyberKingdom Master Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,105	It's like a movie set for scat porn.

08-15-12 at 01:51 PM	#6
kolewan The Perseverant Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 722	Quote: Originally Posted by CyberKingdom It's like a movie set for scat porn. Before or after shooting? =/

08-15-12 at 02:19 PM	#7
GrimmCro Your Point Is Invalid Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1,333	Get out of your chair, walk up to your parents, give them a warm hug and a kiss on the cheek and don't forget to say "thank you for everything". My life has been riddled with shitty luck, from war, loosing a father, thrown out of my own home city into living as a refugee in borderline poverty and now unable to get a job. But there has been one constant. A woman who lost her husband and home, who had to raise two kids in terrible circumstances, a woman who walks around in cloths that's falling to pieces because she'd rather buy her daughter a new dress and her son a pair of sneakers. I hope these two kids get some semblance of a normal life.

08-15-12 at 02:27 PM	#8
plasty Decrepit Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 12,381	It looks...'lived in'

08-15-12 at 02:34 PM	#9
EvilToeKnee 3rd Street Saint Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA Posts: 771	Hey, at least she "tries" to clean the house everyday. I can't imagine the smell of that place. And, after the "shooting" kolewan.

08-15-12 at 05:02 PM	#10
elvisfan Newcomer Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 74	I can't believe that the wife is a professional cleaner for the city, but can't clean her own house.