What Next for Lyndsey Brooke Grindol?

Lyndsey Brooke Grindol now faces a January 13th trial date. Charged with child abuse, Grindol could face a year in prison for the alleged attack that left her then 19 month-old daughter Madilynn with a broken arm. That's a big "could" since a jury might decide to convict her of domestic violence, a misdemeanor, or even give Grindol her freedom.

The Florence woman is a graduate of Northwest Shoals Community College and currently holds an EMT license. A knowledgeable source wrote:  She recently was kicked out of Mid-Lauderdale Fire Department for taking Madilynn to fire calls at all hours and leaving her buckled in her car seat. This was after many warnings not to bring the baby to fire calls.

At least one of six father candidates for Madilynn has taken a DNA test and been eliminated. The young child is living with a neighbor of Grindol at this time. It would seem almost anything is preferable to her living with such an abusive mother.

Grindol, 25, is also the biological mother of a young son who lives with his father. Where's a good spay/neuter program when you need one?



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Three Not So Perfect Parents

You know the drill; all are innocent until proved guilty. How many really are innocent? Probably very few. Today's news carried reports of those arrested due to indictments--three were parents who had harmed their children.

Amy Leigh Gladden allegedly was so stoned on prescription drugs that she didn't know her 15 month-old son was wandering the streets of Muscle Shoals. Authorities say Michael Stacey Prater of Lauderdale County used his five year-old son as a human shield. Florence police have accused Lyndsey Brook Grindol of intentionally breaking her young child's arm. That's a lot of abuse for a small area...or is it?

How many parents lose track of their children only to have a neighbor corral them instead of police? How many fathers involve their children in their nefarious pursuits? How many mothers twist their child's arm, just not to the breaking point? We don't think it takes a village to rear a child, but it may just take one to save some children from their own parents.

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The fall season is upon us, but we're also in the middle of allergy season. In Alabama, it starts on March 1st and ends on February 28th.



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