The creepy child hostage situation in Alabama continues to unfold almost a whole week later…. Alabama Man Continues To Hold Boy Hostage Underground For Seventh Day In A Row An Alabama man who fatally shot the bus driver who attempted to protect the 20 children on the bus last Tuesday is still continuing to hold a 5-year-old special needs boy whom he took from the bus hostage in an underground “shelter.” via ABC News A 5-year-old boy was being held hostage for a seventh straight day in an underground bunker in Alabama on Monday, and authorities remained tight-lipped about talks to free him from the gunman who shot and killed his school bus driver. The boy, who is due to celebrate his birthday on Wednesday, was taken from the school bus and locked away in a home-made shelter on the property of Jimmy Lee Dykes, 65, a Vietnam veteran and retired trucker at the center of the hostage drama in a rural corner of southeast Alabama. Dykes has been identified by the local sheriff’s department as the man who last Tuesday fatally shot bus driver Charles Albert Poland, 66, as he tried to protect the more than 20 children on the bus during their ride home from school. Authorities have identified the boy only as Ethan, who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. There has been no indication that Ethan has been physically harmed by Dykes, whom the local sheriff’s office has thanked for allowing the boy to receive medication, coloring books and toys. This story continues to unfold, but hopefully a happy ending is in sight for this young boy and his family. Photo Credit: CBS
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Jesus Take The Wheel: Alabama Man Continues To Hold 5-Year-Old Boy Hostage Under Ground For Seventh Day In A Row
