The Montgomery County Sheriff’s is accused of being overly aggressive in the imprisonment of parents that are unable to make their child support payments.
The County Commissions office released a statement:
Seven deadbeat parents were arrested overnight during an unannounced raid starting at 1:00 a.m. and are being held pending a hearing by Hon. Judge Kelly C. Wall at the Montgomery County Courthouse.
“We’re taking a new approach,” said Sheriff Russell Bono. “I don’t want these deadbeat parents to ever feel comfortable.”
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office deputies combed several areas including Norristown, Plymouth Meeting, Willow Grove, Glenside and Hatboro, Pa., on a search for 30 defendants with active warrants for delinquent support payments for 55 (people).