Friday, November 02, 2007

Surprise, ARIZONA

Nov 2, 2007 - Brian David Ramsay, 34, a teacher at at Sonoran Heights Elementary School, has been indicted, along with Louise Lisa Pollok, 33, for abuse of their son, Austin.

They were arrested in 2004 when the child was taken to a Phoenix hospital with injuries consistent with severe shaking. The child later was turned over to a guardian that has been approved by Child Protective Services.

The couple was indicted for child abuse, but a Superior Court judge tossed out the charges, saying the defendants were denied justice in the way that prosecutors presented the case to the grand jury that indicted them. The judge sent the case back to the grand jury for reconsideration. The grand jury issued a new indictment. Ramsay no longer works for the school.

A pretrial is scheduled for Nov 27.