PuTY - Q = Be" ’ arvonurronawesr OSOWA Ss a8 3 COMES NOW the undersigned Affiant, a peace officer under the laws of the State of Texas, after ‘having been duly sworn on oath, deposes and says that | have good reason to believe and do believe that TERRIKAH LYN HAYNES committed the offense of ABANDON ENDANGER A CHILD IMMINENT DANGER OF DEATH OR BODILY INJURY as charged in the complaint to which this Affidavit is attached and that my belief in the foregoing is based on the following information. |, JOHN LEACH, AM A CERTIFIED PEACE OFFICER FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WITH THE TEMPLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS. PURSUANT TO MY DUTIES, |'VE BEEN ASSIGNED TO AN INVESTIGATION INTO A REPORT OF ABANDON ENDANGER A CHILD IMMINENT DANGER OF DEATH OR BODILY INJURY IN WHICH THE SUSPECT IS TERRIKAH LYN HAYNES. PURSUANT TO THIS INVESTIGATION | HAVE REVIEWED ALL OFFENSE REPORTS AND WITNESS. STATEMENTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INVESTIGATION. I WOULD ADVISE THAT ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, TEMPLE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO AWELFARE CHECK ON A FEMALE AND HER FOUR CHILDREN WHO WERE LIVING AT * TEMPLE, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS. WHEN OFFICER ARRIVED ON SCENE, ADVISED OFFICER ‘THAT THE FEMALE AND HER CHILDREN HAD NOT BEEN SEEN IN SEVERAL DAYS AND THE SAFETY BOLTS WERE LOCKED FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. OFFICER * # ATTEMPTED CONTACT AT THE FRONT AND BACK DOOR WITH NO RESPONSE. OFFICER - WOULD ADVISE ‘THAT SHE LOOKED INTO A BEOROOM WINDOW AND SMELLED THE ODOR OF DECAY. : WOULD. ADVISE OFFICER, | THAT HE COULD SMELL THE SAME ODOR. AFTER CALLING FOR A ‘SUPERVISOR, OFFICER | WOULD ADVISE THAT SHE LOCATED ANOTHER BEDROOM WINDOW WHERE THE GLASS WINDOW HAO BEEN BROKEN OUT FROM THE INSIDE, WHEN OFFICER REMOVED THE SCREEN AND SHADE, SHE OBSERVED A VERY YOUNG CHILD. OFFICER WOULD ADVISE THAT THE CHILD APPEARED VERY FRIGHTENED AND WAS ON THE GROUND BY AN ADULT FEMALE WHO WAS ON THE FLOOR. OFFICER SWEARINGIN ADVISED THAT SHE ENTERED THE RESIDENCE THROUGH THE WINDOW AND MOVED THE TWO FEMALE CHILDREN, LATER IDENTIFIED AS , BOTH LESS THAN 15 YEARS OF AGE, TO A SAFE DISTANCE ON THE BED AND THEN CHECKED ON THE ADULT FEMALE THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR OFFICER ¢ WOULD ADVISE THAT THE WOMAN, LATER IDENTIFIED AS SUSPECT, TERRIKAH LYN HAYNES, WAS CONSCIOUS, WOULD NOT SPEAK AND HER PUPILS APPEARED DILATED. OFFICER + WOULD ADVISE THAT TWO OTHER CHILDREN WERE FOUND DECEASED. OFFICER —_. WOULD ADVISE HE GAVE THE TWO CHILDREN WATER AND THE TWO CHILDREN WERE LATER TRANSPORTED TO THE MCLANE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. AFFIANT WOULD ADVISE THAT THERE WAS NO ELECTRICITY OR RUNNING WATER IN THE HOUSE, AND THE WATER SERVICE HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2019. AFFIANT WOULD ADVISE | DID NOT LOCATE IN THE RESIDENCE ANY FLUIDS THAT THE CHILDREN COULD DRINK. AFFIANTOBSERVED EMPTY 2-LITER BOTTLES OF SODA AND EMPTY JUICE BOXES ON THE FLOOR IN VARIOUS ROOMS OF THE HOUSE, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING TO DRINK IN THE HOUSE, AS WELL AS NO RUNNING WATER. AFFIANT WOULD ADVISE THAT THE ONLY FOOD IN THE HOME WAS A FEW BAGS OF ORIED BEANS AND UNCOOKED RICE, WITH NO WAY TO COOK OR PREPARE THE BEANS OR RICE. AFFIANT DID NOT LOCATE ANY FOOD THAT COULD SUSTAIN THE CHILDREN LOCATED IN THE KITCHEN. AFFIANT OBSERVED THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE HOUSE TO BE 87 DEGREES, ACCORDING THE THERMOSTAT. AFFIANT REVIEWED HISTORICAL WEATHER DATA FOR TEMPLE, TEXAS FOR THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE CALL AND NOTED AN AVERAGE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE OF MID TO HIGH 90S. AFFIANT WOULD ADVISE THAT THE TOILET WAS ACCESSIBLE BUT THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET RID OF THE WASTE, AND ‘THE BATHTUB DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY RECENT SIGNS OF USE AND HAD COFFEE BEANS IN THE BATHTUB. OFFICER WOULD ADVISE THAT SHE MET THE TWO CHILDREN AT MCCLANE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND WOULD DESCRIBE THEM AS WEARING CLOTHING THAT HAD THE ODOR OF DECAY AND TRASH AND THAT THE CHILOREN APPEARED HUNGRY AND THIRSTY. THE CHILDREN WERE PROVIDED FOOD AND ORINK AT THE HOSPITAL AND COMMENTED THEY HAD NOT HAD THIS MUCH FOOD INA LONG TIME. OFFICER WOULD ADVISE THAT BOTH CHILDREN DESCRIBED LIVING ON “FRUIT SNACKS”. DESCRIBED NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE A BATH BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING. ALSO ADVISED THAT HER MOTHER DID NOT GIVE THEM ANYTHING TO DRINK. OFFICER WOULD ADVISE THAT WOULD TELL THE FORENSIC INTERVIEWER ‘THAT THEY DRINK WATER, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY WATER ANYMORE AFFIANT WOULD ADVISE THAT | DID NOT OBSERVE ANYTHING AT THE RESIDENCE THAT LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT «WERE BEING FED, PROVIDED WITH WATER OR ANY SOURCE OF HYDRATION, PROVIDED ANY ACCESS TO ANYWHERE WHERE THEY COULD DISPOSE OF THEIR BODILY WASTE, OR ANYWHERE WHERE THEY COULD CLEAN THEMSELVES OR BE GIVEN A BATH OR SHOWER. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, YOUR AFFIANT REQUESTS THAT A WARRANT ISSUE FOR ‘THE ARREST OF THE SUSPECT IDENTIFIED ABOVE FOR THE FELONY OFFENSE DESCRIBED ABOVE. See ARFIANT ‘SWORN JO AND SUBSCRIBED before me by the above named Affiant, as credible person, this the Y day of ocrosER, 2019. ustice GFK PRECINCT NO.__ od. BELL COUNTY, TEXAS