Mother of child who lost fingers in ferret attack fails to appear in court
Carrie Waldo, the mother of a 4-month-old that lost seven fingers after a pet ferret chewed them down to the knuckles, failed to appear for a pretrial hearing in Independence Thursday.
Waldo and her husband, Ryan, are facing first-degree charges of charges child endangerment. After the attack in January 2011, the couple reportedly told police they were awoken by screaming and found the bloodied child in their living room. Investigators later subpenaed the couple’s phone records and found they had been used in several areas during the time of the attack.
The Waldos also missed a court appearance last November. Ryan Waldo’s lawyer told a judge that he believed the pair were in Indiana at the time. An arrest warrant was issued for them.
Carrie Waldo’s pretrial hearing was rescheduled for November. If she fails to appear, another arrest warrant will be issued.
