Dad Leaves 3 Year Old in Van While He Goes in Bar With 4 Year Old

[DiamondSmiles]

Dad Leaves 3-Yr.-Old in Car Outside Bar: Cops (Oops! Not a van!)

A Delaware County father and teacher in the Haverford School District is charged with child endangerment for leaving his 3-year-old son alone in a car while he listened to Celtic music in a bar, Ridley Township police tell NBC10.

According to an affidavit obtained by NBC10's Byron Scott, police were called to Tom and Jerry's Bar on West MacDade Boulevard in Woodlyn around 8 p.m. Saturday when someone spotted the toddler alone in a Toyota.

As they were working to get the child out of the locked car, Keith Charles Barnes, 50, of the 100 block of Rutledge Avenue in Rutledge came out of the bar with his 4-year-old son, said investigators.

Barnes told the officers he took his sons to the bar to listen to a band and the 3-year-old started "acting up." Barnes put the child in the locked car, according to police, and they believe the toddler was in the car for about twenty minutes, alone.

According to the affidavit, officers said it was about 45 degrees outside and Barnes failed to see the severity of the situation. The child was not injured.

Barnes was taken into custody and the children were released to their mother.

NBC10 has confirmed that Barnes teaches Technology Education at Haverford High School.

Greg Parker, Director of Human Resources for the Haverford School District, told NBC10 the district is aware of the charges against Barnes and he has been removed from the classroom while the district conducts an investigation.

I have to find a picture of this dirtbag! Just saw him on tv. Damn! The usual balding, beady eyed creep! See post below!

[DiamondSmiles]

Here is the dirtbag! Big ass eyebrows!

[DiamondSmiles]

I yelled at a guy yesterday for leaving two little girls in a car. I asked him if he read papers. He told me to mind my own business. I told him I feel bad for those kids having a father like him. I told him it would be on his conscious if anything happened to them.

He mumbled something else and I told him he was an asshole! I had my 7 year old niece with me and I told her I would be yelling at someone, but, I wasn't sure who.

By the time we got out, he was gone and a policewoman showed up. I should have taken his license plate number.

[Flaka]

Dumb choice
Don't think he should serve time in prison, though.

[DiamondSmiles]

I think the child was in there longer than 20 minutes. He's lying. He should have taken them to a kids' show. Even the babies get into the music there. They crawl towards the stage and try to get up there. Even I have fun there with my niece.

[Sharon]

Irresponsable but a caution from the police should be suffice.