Cops Corral Bad Dad In Baby Stabbing

(AP)  A man accused of stabbing his 11-month-old son in the back with a kitchen knife, then throwing the boy out a car window, was caught Friday and will face attempted murder charges.

Kevin Chandler, 30, was captured about 10:45 a.m. in a Lawrence home, an Indianapolis suburb, by police acting on an anonymous tip from a woman.

Officers met no resistance when they arrived to arrest him, said Sgt. Dale Horstman of the Speedway Police Department.

Speedway Police have charged Chandler with attempted murder and aggravated battery in the attack on his son, Devon Chandler.

Chandler was taken to the Lawrence police station and likely would be transferred to downtown Indianapolis to be booked, Speedway police said.

Police say Chandler stabbed Devon and then dumped the boy out the window of the parked car and onto the pavement Wednesday night. Devon was conscious and the knife was still in his back when he was rushed to a hospital for treatment.

The baby underwent surgery at Riley Hospital for Children and was recovering in good condition Friday, police said.

Police believe the incident occurred as Chandler and the boy's mother, Angela Limbrock, were preparing to leave Limbrock's apartment in Speedway, on the west side of Indianapolis, to visit a friend.

The couple were arguing before Limbrock realized the child's car seat was still inside. She handed the baby to Chandler, who was in the back seat, and went to retrieve the seat.

As she got out of the car, she heard Chandler swear at the child and turned around to see him throw Devon out, according to a police report.

Chandler fled the scene, sparking a search that included the FBI and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Limbrock and Chandler, who are not married and do not live together, have two children. Their other child, a 5-year-old boy, was in the car with Chandler at the time of the attack but escaped before his father drove off.

Chandler has been arrested several times for crimes including domestic battery, auto theft and driving while intoxicated, records show. He served time in an Indiana prison for cocaine possession and carrying an unlicensed firearm near school property, records show.

In 2005, police arrested Chandler after he allegedly kicked Limbrock in the head and body.

[mamacat34]

do any of u believe in jesus? she was caught up in a bad situation, and made a terrible mistake,are we all virgin mary's here? god will condemn him in the end, and only god can judge any of us. we all should thank god the kids and her are okay after this malicious act of cowardness and unforseen violence that was cast upon these innocent people.i will keep the family and the assailant in my prayers.amen

[figuy30]

the reason there is so much crime and abuse is because there is no punishent. we give criminals attorneys at taxpayer expense to defend them - free. prosecuters (paid by taxpayers) want to "make a deal". and if the judge (paid by tax payers) is a wimp he'll give them probation. if a sentence is given then we'll end up housing them, feeding them, clothing them, giving them medical & dental care - free (paid for by taxpayers). then the parole board (paid by taxpayers) will let them out early because they've "been good" and we don't have enough room to keep them because we have too many criminals. the only people taking a beating with our "system" is the taxpayer & the victim. all the criminal got was a free ride. is it any wonder this is all we continually get? it's time for americans to demand a change in the "system and the way justice is meted out.

[justmeanyhow]

What on earth is up with that headline? "Cops Corral Bad Dad In Baby Stabbing"?!!! It's just a bit too cute considering the enormity of what happened. Save the rhyme and alliteration for light stories.

[kailumego1]

"a little reawlity check for you people who condemn that girl for hooking up with and staying with an abusive man" A little reality check for you toldyouso21, I've also worked with abused women, adults of alcoholic parents, and adults who were victimized as children, so I know the dynamics. However, unlike you, I have a greater insight because I don't assume each case is identical.
The problem with some caseworkers they want to always keep women in a role of victimization, which allows them to repeat the pattern of picking an abuser over and over, in repetition.

Women have to take responsible for their fate and reconize this behavior so that they will stop selecting men who are abusive. Because this problem is much bigger than the abuser, it is some women who knowingly choose a man who has the propensity to abuse. Stop looking at this in "black and white"!!!

There are a lot of women who are attracted to "bad boys", thugs, etc., and have full knowledge of his past offenses, but choose to engage in the relationship anyway.

All women in abusive relationships are not ignorant of the fact, as a matter of record some choose "dangerous men" out of some perverse excitement. Being with a thug or criminal will make them feel safe and secure, some women have stated. Likewise, some women know these men they are selecting have been to prison for drug possession, murder, rape, and even child molestation, and they still choose to move forward in the relationship.




Key point,

[cagz06]

I was just blessed with my first boy. It's inconceivable to me how someone could do this, and that%u2019s because I am not an unstable member of society. I often thought about my rights in this country (a country I'm proud of,) and all the aspects of life and law that this government of ours regulates. I have the right to hunt, fish, drive, own a gun, shoot a gun, park my car, build a home or undertake additions to my home. Yet for all the above, I need permits and/or licenses. Yet, this great country will allow anyone to have and raise a child, the very fabric of this countries future. As sad as it may sound, I'm starting to feel as though there should be some drug or psychological test to confirm ones ability to raise a child. CPS can only help if incidents are reported, and done so honestly, and without thorough guidance CPS has the ability to destroy a family with intrusion, allegations and just interfering with your rights to privacy. CPS has in the past and I%u2019m sure at present made life for some families, mostly broken families, difficult based on minor allegations irritated by the discomfort of an outside party telling someone they are not rising their child correctly. And yet I keep reading about the children who have slipped through the cracks and end up getting thrown from a car with a knife in his back. What happens now? CPS pays closer attention to minor situations to make it seem as though they are doing what needs to be done. These are just my opinions.

[formrusmcsgt]

toldyouso21-

I have had the thought myself many times regarding a system to dispense fertility to a temporarily sterilized populace after demonstration of the ability to povide for and care for a child.

Sounds downright utopian, doesn't it? The problem would be the possibility of such a system being potentially subject to guideline manipulation by a government agency...akin to "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

[randalds]

Abused women know there is very little help in the community when the cr@p hits the fan, until it is too late. Police often know a man is violating a restraining order but say they can do nothing unless they catch him in the act or he hurts the girl or children. Men often threaten the lives of the kids or the woman if she tries to leave and back it up with torture and fists.

Posted by toldyouso21 at 12:37 AM : Mar 17, 2007

My mother was physically abused for years by her boyfriend (an ex-husband who'd forced himself back into her life) and it always seemed as if our hands were tied. We knew he was beating her, but, as adult children the police never listened to our complaints and threats of violence (and in one case violence itself) back fired. He was an ex-convict and knew how to play the system. Besides he'd beaten her self esteem down to the point where she couldn't pull away from him. Finally she found help from a counselor at the YMCA who helped her through the whole legal process. He got her into a safe house (she was out of touch with all of us for 6 long months) and found a way for the police to move him out. She went back to school while in the safe house and got a great job working for the Social Security Department. It's been nearly 30 years since then, she married a wonderful guy (who passed away last year) and the last she saw of her tormentor was in a soup line while she was driving to work one morning. It's hard, but it can be done.

[toldyouso21]

Children require even more attention and care than exotic animals or Hot Dog Carts. There are no tests to take no applications to fill out nor any special residency requirements to meet. No one comes by to randomly are even regularly to see how you are doing as a parent.

Posted by jolsonbear at 12:38 AM : Mar 17, 2007


Well said, though I must point out that it would be impossible to monitor or regulate parenting since people do not need permits to spread their legs, do not have to get prenatal care and unlike education, words, exercises and skits do not teach or counteract adverse behavior and poor relarionship skills. /this means that somethings cannot be taught, they have to be experienced--since many people have poor child rearing themselves, they are not apt to be receptive to, care about or practice anything learned in a class. Sort of like remedial drivers training--it seldom influences the reckless driver, it just creates more beauracracy and puts money in the government's pocket. Only if a pill is made (and we are forced to take it) that renders all humans sterile until approved as parents would permits etc make sense--and if we wait for that--then we will probably become extinct.

[jolsonbear]

Exotic animals require special habitats and care. One is required to have all the proper permits and live in an authorized zone in order to keep and care for an exotic animal.

To sell hotdogs from a cart, one has to visit several City Departments and fill out all kind of paperwork. After all the applicable licences are granted and you begin selling hotdogs, you are subject regular as well as random inspections by both the local health department and your cities codes enforcements office.


Children require even more attention and care than exotic animals or Hot Dog Carts. There are no tests to take no applications to fill out nor any special residency requirements to meet. No one comes by to randomly are even regularly to see how you are doing as a parent.

According to UNICEF some 3500 Children annually die from neglegt and abuse in all developing countries. The victims are usually killed by a parent or relative with which they live. Of all the developing countries included in the report the US and Mexico have a death rate from abuse or neglect that is 10-15 times higher than avarage.

[toldyouso21]

Part 3

that girl may have stayed due to ignorance or trying to appease her tormentor/boyfriend or to protect herself (as sick as that sounds.) or to protect her kids.

Abused women know there is very little help in the community when the cr@p hits the fan, until it is too late. Police often know a man is violating a restraining order but say they can do nothing unless they catch him in the act or he hurts the girl or children. Men often threaten the lives of the kids or the woman if she tries to leave and back it up with torture and fists.

These are some of the facts--so don't sit and judge that girl, she may have been there out if true fear and she may not cooperate with police out of true fear. Why? because abusers almost always get less than 8 years and serve less than 5 even for rape or incest--and many come out looking for payback and the police do little or nothing, including failing to warn the women that the man is now loose. THAT is a very ugly FACT (Indiana changed their notification of prison release program after Lisa's murder--not that it helped Lisa)