Dad Uses His 5-Year-Old Son For Panhandling

Timothy Wakefield was supposed to drop Connor Chase off at daycare. Instead he took him to the Mardi Gras parades to beg for money. Police thought the boy was missing.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG-TV
Published: February 26, 2009

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Police say the father of a missing boy used him to panhandle.

Conner Chase was reported missing Tuesday. His dad was supposed to drop the 5-year-old off at daycare. Instead, Loxley police say Timothy Wakefield took Conner to beg for money during the Mardi Gras parades in downtown Mobile.

Wakefield was arrested near Broad and Government Streets Wednesday night and charged with child endangerment and interfering with custody.

News 5 will have reaction from the boy's mother tonight on News 5 at 5:00 and 6:00.