4 Sisters Found Locked in Truck in Mississippi, Parents Charged
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The parents of four sisters found locked in the back of a truck have been charged with child endangerment.
Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Cpl. Johnny Poulos said the girls, ages 7, 10, 11 and 15, were discovered in the back of a rental truck.
John and Kimberly Leinweber of Atlantic Beach, Fla., were charged with four counts each of child endangerment, according to Poulos. Authorities said the family was traveling to Louisiana.
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The couple is being held without bond in the Hancock County jail pending an initial court appearance, Poulos said.
The sisters were released into the custody of a grandparent from Louisiana.
Hancock County deputies found the children Monday, according to Poulos.