08.08.
Proud Parents: In The News
From our friends over at MugShotRow.com – Aaron Stefanski, the man featured on the right with his 3 kids and on the left in jail, pleaded guilty in July to strapping them, as well as his girlfriend’s child, to the hood of that car in the middle and driving around. An employee from the liquor store he was just in noticed the car pulling out and called 911; when police caught up with Aaron, he blew double the legal limit on his breathalyzer.. and you’ll never believe what his reason for doing it was.. Make the jump for the full news story and find out his foolish excuse!
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Source: DailyMail.co.uk
A father who strapped four young children to the hood of his car and drunkenly drove away from a liquor store has been sentenced to home detention for his reckless actions.
Aaron Stefanski, 29, told police he tied the kids down because he ‘thought they would like it,’ after his arrest on May 7 for the shocking incident.
But a subdued and seemingly repentant Stefanski told a judge in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Friday he regretted his actions, adding, ‘I let alcohol make the decision for me.’
Stefanski had tied his sons, age 4 and 5, and his daughter, age 6, along with Clark’s 7-year-old daughter, to the outside of the car.
According to police, Stefanski’s blood alcohol level at the time was 0.17 percent — more than twice the legal limit.
Stefanski, who pleaded guilty to four class D felonies in July, was sentenced to four years in prison Friday.
Aaron S. Stefanski At the time of his arrest, Stefanski had a blood alcohol level of 0.17 percent — more than twice the legal limit
But the judge overseeing his case suspended 2 1/2 years of his sentence and ordered his remaining time to be served on probation.
His lawyer, David Zent, said the troubled dad is addressing his alcohol problem and taking parenting classes, which he will continue while on home detention.
Stefanski’s ex-wife, the mother of his three children, said she was ‘livid and in shock’ over her ex-husband’s antics.
But before sentencing, she told the court despite her ex’s horrifying negligence, he had been an excellent father and she believed him to be repentant.
She asked that he be spared prison time, so he could continue to work.
Superior Judge Wendy Davis said she found case ‘incredibly aggravating’ and reminded Stefanski of his duty to protect his children.
He has been barred from seeing his three children since the incident.
Clark, 30, pleaded guilty in July to a single charge of neglect of a dependent and will be sentenced next week.
Stefanski, who pleaded guilty to four class D felonies in July, was sentenced to four years in prison Friday.
At the time of his arrest, Stefanski had a blood alcohol level of 0.17 percent — more than twice the legal limit
But the judge overseeing his case suspended 2 1/2 years of his sentence and ordered his remaining time to be served on probation.
His lawyer, David Zent, said the troubled dad is addressing his alcohol problem and taking parenting classes, which he will continue while on home detention.
Stefanski’s ex-wife, the mother of his three children, said she was ‘livid and in shock’ over her ex-husband’s antics.
But before sentencing, she told the court despite her ex’s horrifying negligence, he had been an excellent father and she believed him to be repentant.
She asked that he be spared prison time, so he could continue to work.
Superior Judge Wendy Davis said she found case ‘incredibly aggravating’ and reminded Stefanski of his duty to protect his children.
He has been barred from seeing his three children since the incident.
Clark, 30, pleaded guilty in July to a single charge of neglect of a dependent and will be sentenced next week.
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