Mom, boyfriend charged in BB gun attacks
A mother and her boyfriend have been arrested for shooting the woman’s two children with a BB gun.
The children’s mother — Briana Pierce, 26 — and her boyfriend — Paul Frantz, 35 — were arrested on two counts each of child abuse, said Deputy Dawn Hanke, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman. The boy, 9, and his sister were placed in the custody of state Child Protective Services.
Last Thursday, the Sheriff’s Department was called to Homer Davis Elementary School, 4250 N. Romero Road, because the boy had visible bruising on his face, according to a search warrant affidavit filed in Pima County Superior Court.
He had been absent on the previous days, and school officials had been told he had the flu, the document said. His mother also left a voice-mail message at the school saying they were in New Mexico, and her son got bruises on his face, so she wanted to keep him home.
Information from: http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/crime/253867
