07-26-2012, 01:11 PM
BAY9 news
HOLIDAY --
Deputies in Pasco County are trying to determine how a toddler went missing from his home Wednesday and ended up dead in a retention pond near his home.
Trent Sailers, who was a month shy of his second birthday, went missing in the 1600 block of Paragon Place in Holiday around 3 p.m. He was found dead in the pond across the street from his home at 9 p.m.
Family members and neighbors are mourning the boy's death but some also are upset, saying the boy's mother, Toni Wayman, may not have kept a close enough watch on her son.
Relatives told Bay News 9 the boy's mother may have been sleeping when the boy managed to get away. A neighbor said the mother may have had a teenager helping her watch the child, but officials have not confirmed that.
"It is very horrible when you sleep all day and you can't watch your kids," said Cheryl Reel, the boy's aunt. "I don't care if you work third shift or not, you should be able to stay awake with your kids."
According to deputies, the toddler was found submerged in the pond, wearing only a diaper. A neighbor went out in the pond on a surfboard and found the boy's body, officials said.
Pasco Sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said the investigation is ongoing and they have not confirmed if the mother was sleeping when the boy got out of the house. There are no charges pending.
"At this point, we're just doing the death investigation,'' Doll said. "We are not commenting on if there will be any charges.''
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mother
Toni N Wayman
Age : 22 Years Old Sex : F
Birth Date : 1-17-1989 Race : WHITE
Weight : 135 lbs Eye Color : GRN
Height : 5'04" Hair Color : BRO
Block : 4000 Woodsville Dr
Birth Place : IA City : NEW PORT RICHEY, FL
Zip : 34652
Arrest Information Charge 1
STATUTE: 843.15(1)(B)/M
CHARGE: FTA DWLSR
BOND: 513
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HOLIDAY --
Deputies in Pasco County are trying to determine how a toddler went missing from his home Wednesday and ended up dead in a retention pond near his home.
Trent Sailers, who was a month shy of his second birthday, went missing in the 1600 block of Paragon Place in Holiday around 3 p.m. He was found dead in the pond across the street from his home at 9 p.m.
Family members and neighbors are mourning the boy's death but some also are upset, saying the boy's mother, Toni Wayman, may not have kept a close enough watch on her son.
Relatives told Bay News 9 the boy's mother may have been sleeping when the boy managed to get away. A neighbor said the mother may have had a teenager helping her watch the child, but officials have not confirmed that.
"It is very horrible when you sleep all day and you can't watch your kids," said Cheryl Reel, the boy's aunt. "I don't care if you work third shift or not, you should be able to stay awake with your kids."
According to deputies, the toddler was found submerged in the pond, wearing only a diaper. A neighbor went out in the pond on a surfboard and found the boy's body, officials said.
Pasco Sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said the investigation is ongoing and they have not confirmed if the mother was sleeping when the boy got out of the house. There are no charges pending.
"At this point, we're just doing the death investigation,'' Doll said. "We are not commenting on if there will be any charges.''
mother
Toni N Wayman
Age : 22 Years Old Sex : F
Birth Date : 1-17-1989 Race : WHITE
Weight : 135 lbs Eye Color : GRN
Height : 5'04" Hair Color : BRO
Block : 4000 Woodsville Dr
Birth Place : IA City : NEW PORT RICHEY, FL
Zip : 34652
Arrest Information Charge 1
STATUTE: 843.15(1)(B)/M
CHARGE: FTA DWLSR
BOND: 513