Authorities in Texas arrested three suspects accusing them of forcing a 6-year-old into a laundrymat dryer and turning it on.
Harris County deputies responded to the Hi Tek Washeteria Monday after receiving calls from patrons reporting the disturbing incident.
The 6-year-old boy was found “visibly shaking and crying” as deputies tried to arrest three adults including 20-year-old Jaqory Gill who fled the scene.
A second suspect, 19-year-old Life Ford, allegedly shoved a deputy as he tried to pursue Gill while Haven Duncan, 18, carried a loaded firearm.
After arresting all three suspects without major incidents, deputies learned that the child was in their care when he became upset over losing a bag of chips.
Duncan put the child into the dryer with the help of the other two suspects and they put money in the machine and let it operate for about a minute.
Ford and Gill refused to let the child out until finding his chips and he remained there for more than five minutes, witnesses said.
The boy was released into the custody of a guardian after being evaluated by medics.
