Crime & Safety
Dad Charged In Sons' Drownings Get Get Treatment In Jail: Judge
Eric J. Patillo is charged with neglect in the deaths of sons Levi, 4, and Evan, 2.
CROWN POINT, IN — A judge says the father of two Indiana boys who drowned in a river can get mental health and drug treatment while in custody, rather than be released to participate in a drug treatment program.
Lake County Judge Samuel Cappas on Wednesday denied a request for lower bond on behalf of 34-year-old Eric Patillo, of Thayer, while he awaits trial on charges of neglect of a dependent resulting in death.
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