patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Lynn Cameron

Monday, December 10, 2012

Mom Who Left Special Needs Child at Bar Won't Face Criminal Charges in Tennessee

Eva Cameron, 45, of Algonquin left her 19-year-old special needs daughter, Lynn Cameron, at a bar northwest of Knoxville, Tenn., in June.

Charges will not be filed in Tennessee against Eva Cameron, an Algonquin mom who left her special needs daughter at a bar just northwest of Knoxville, Tenn. in June.  The Campbell County Grand Jury has been reviewing the case involving Lynn Cameron — Eva's 19-year-old daughter — since September, according to a press release from the 8th Judicial District of the Tennessee District Attorney's General Conference.  "There is no disagreement that the actions of the mother, Eva Cameron, in this case were inexcusable," according to the news release. "However, Tennessee law has not anticipated such behavior and thus the Grand Jury was faced with conduct which was not necessarily indictable." "The Grand Jury made a very thorough investigation, …

A Martin

7:36 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Okay. Money prob. had nothing to do with this. This woman would come to my work and spend hundreds of dollars. I think she has her own issues. She seemed instable to me the times she'd visit my work. I think she was having a breakdown when this happened. Not making excuses by any means. After I saw this I could not believe it. I had such a strange encounter with her. The last time I saw her she …   more ›

Monday, July 16, 2012

UPDATE: Future Uncertain for Disabled Algonquin Teen Left in Tenn. Bar

Who will be responsible for the future care for Lynn Cameron—the 19-year-old Algonquin woman who was left in a Tennessee bar by her mother—is yet to be determined, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel.

Questions remain over who will care for Lynn Cameron, a 19-year-old developmentally disabled woman from Algonquin whose mother, Eva Cameron, recently left her at a Tennessee bar.  Eva Cameron, 45, of Algonquin told the Northwest Herald she left her daughter at the Big Orange Bar in Caryville, Tenn., on June 28 so she would become a ward of the state and receive assistance from Tennessee. Eva Cameron said Illinois does not provide enough assistance for disabled adults. Lynn Cameron suffers from multiple disabilities and has the mental capacity of a 2- or 3-year-old child, according to media reports.  Tennessee court officials on Friday requested The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation look into and clarify whether charges can be filed against…

Marc

8:47 am on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

maybe, MAYBE, if she had left her at like a doctors office or a hospital or a church, it wouldn't seem so horrible. Leaving a young girl at a bar!!!??? What if some drunk idiot took advantage of her and raped her?   more ›

Got a Hot Tip?