Sunday, June 16, 2013
CLYDE, N.Y. - A New York man who says he caught four boys vandalizing his father-in-law's home has been charged with child endangerment after corralling them in a closet until police arrived.
Jesse Daniels was charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child after authorities say he interrupted the vandalism at the empty home in the Wayne County village of Clyde.
Daniels tells WHAM-TV in Rochester he heard pounding June 8 and went to investigate while his wife called 911.
He says he found four boys, ages 8 and 10, inside with hammers. He says he took a hammer from one, then stuck the boys in a closet until officers arrived.
Their parents say Daniels handled the boys roughly.
The boys have been charged with burglary and criminal mischief.