Texas boy, 14, caught living in Walmart, undetected for 4 days

[arandom]

[QUOTE]
A 14-year-old boy, with a history of running away to abandoned properties, decided to live inside a Texas Walmart instead of staying with some relatives.

Employees at the store in Corsicana were shocked to discover the child in their store on July 30, police said in a statement issued Wednesday.

He was discovered 54 hours after he ran away from home. He built secret makeshift lairs behind rolls of toilet paper, constantly changed his clothes and wore diapers to avoid being seen running to the bathroom, reports TV Station CBS 11 in Dallas and Fort Worth.

Walmart spokesman Brian Nick told the Daily News they are investigating the situation and are not sure exactly how long the boy was in the building. He said as soon as the manager discovered the child they contacted authorities and were concerned for his safety.

“This is a sad situation,” he said.

The child had been staying with his aunt because his parents, who live in the neighboring city of Rice, were out of town, police said. On July 28, he fled his aunt’s home while she watching television and she called police.

The mother told police the boy had a history of running away – usually to abandoned houses, creeks or businesses, police said.
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[url]http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/texas-boy-14-caught-living-walmart-days-article-1.1902094[/url]

[Daddy-of-war]

I think the police should find out why he keeps running away.

[Govna]

It's like that episode of King of the Hill, with Chuck Mangione living in the Mega Lo Mart.

[gbtygfvyg]

If he resorted to wearing diapers so no one would see him then something is obviously wrong in the household.

[Andokool12]

[quote]He built secret makeshift lairs behind rolls of toilet paper,[/quote]

sick

[Hubber the 1st]

[QUOTE]He built secret makeshift lairs behind rolls of toilet paper,[/QUOTE]
Fuck, if only I thought of that when I was a kid.

[.𓃉𓁿𓂎𓁿𓃉.]

if it were a costco he'd still be there 10 years down the line

[sYnced]

they found all those cum crusted tissues he thought would go undetected

[fruxodaily]

[QUOTE=Govna;45685620]It's like that episode of King of the Hill, with Chuck Mangione living in the Mega Lo Mart.[/QUOTE]

more thinking of the time Bart and Milhouse camped in the mall

[Lowland]

[QUOTE=gbtygfvyg;45685626]If he resorted to wearing diapers so no one would see him then something is obviously wrong in the household.[/QUOTE]

You wouldn't necessarily have to wear them. Just go on them. They come with absorbtion pads and perfume, and they roll up in neat little packages. They're like mobile toilets.

[Drsalvador]

[QUOTE=sYnced;45685774]they found all those cum crusted tissues he thought would go undetected[/QUOTE]

I wonder if you're aware how absolutely revolting discussing the absolutely irrelevant masturbatory habits of a 14-year-old boy you've never met makes you seem.

[cqbcat]

[QUOTE=Drsalvador;45685843]I wonder if you're aware how absolutely revolting discussing the absolutely irrelevant masturbatory habits of a 14-year-old boy you've never met makes you seem.[/QUOTE]

It's just a sense of humor, the absurd variety. Don't know why you're taking it so hard.

This reminds me of that one 'Malcom in the Middle' episode where Lois finds some dude who's been living in the super market she works at.

[Provost]

[QUOTE=cqbcat;45685919]It's just a sense of humor, the absurd variety. Don't know why you're taking it so hard.[/QUOTE]

It's well outside the bounds of good taste.

[PieClock]

I'm wondering what he was doing with the diapers after they were used.

[myon]

And then the kid grew up to be a supermarket commando.

[Invadernouga]

[QUOTE=gbtygfvyg;45685626]If he resorted to wearing diapers so no one would see him then something is obviously wrong in the household.[/QUOTE]

Are you sure there's absolutely nothing wrong with him? I mean he's the one who ran away from home to live in a Walmart and used diapers to toilet. Don't jump to conclusions so fast.

[Download]

[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;45686256]Are you sure there's absolutely nothing wrong with him? I mean he's the one who ran away from home to live in a Walmart and used diapers to toilet. Don't jump to conclusions so fast.[/QUOTE]

A teenager wearing diapers is utterly embarrassing. Unless he's mentally ill a child wouldn't be wearing one unless they had no choice.

[Zonesylvania]

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;45685929]It's well outside the bounds of good taste.[/QUOTE]

Not so much a joke in good taste as it was just not a very good one.

[arathefu]

Kind of my twisted childhood fantasy - to live in a supermarket. Eat all the sweets you can, play with toys and sleep hidden behind rolls of toilet paper.

There's something wrong with me.

[kaze4159]

[QUOTE=arathefu;45686625]Kind of my twisted childhood fantasy - to live in a supermarket. Eat all the sweets you can, play with toys and sleep hidden behind rolls of toilet paper.

There's something wrong with me.[/QUOTE]

I don't think there's a single kid that HASN'T had the same thought

[Bung Piece]

[QUOTE=PieClock;45685998]I'm wondering what he was doing with the diapers after they were used.[/QUOTE]

Making a mess apparently, that ultimately led to his discovery.
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[Plucky]

[QUOTE=Govna;45685620]It's like that episode of King of the Hill, with Chuck Mangione living in the Mega Lo Mart.[/QUOTE]

Sounds like that [URL="http://www.tv.com/shows/malcolm-in-the-middle/butterflies-390659/"]episode[/URL] of Malcolm in the Middle where Malcolm notices things are missing at the mall he works at, and discovers someone living inside the store. shame the show ended, but i guess a show has to end on an extremely high note....before potentially starting to wane.

edit: apparently it's season 6, episode 17, Butterflies.

[Divaya]

[QUOTE=Bung Piece;45686689]Making a mess apparently, that ultimately led to his discovery.
-oh god-[/QUOTE]

This suddenly became a lot less cool/neat and a lot more depressing.

[wauterboi]

I thought it was pretty depressing from the start.

[Shirky]

Man, so Im not the only one who used the toilet paper rolls to make forts with. When I was a kid my brother and I would always build forts in the shelves with the toilet paper and hide when people came by.

[paramud]

[QUOTE=Plucky;45686711]Sounds like that [URL="http://www.tv.com/shows/malcolm-in-the-middle/butterflies-390659/"]episode[/URL] of Malcolm in the Middle where Malcolm notices things are missing at the mall he works at, and discovers someone living inside the store. shame the show ended, but i guess a show has to end on an extremely high note....before potentially starting to wane.

edit: apparently it's season 6, episode 17, Butterflies.[/QUOTE]

MitM ended right when it should have. Malcolm and Reese [sp]moving away from home to start college and work, respectively,[/sp] would have made the show very dull if it had continued.

[PsychedelicLiz]

[QUOTE] constantly changed his clothes and wore diapers to avoid being seen running to the bathroom[/QUOTE]

Man, wtf was going on in that house.

[pr00ch]

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;45685929]It's well outside the bounds of good taste.[/QUOTE]

There are people joking about 6 million dead jews, 9/11 and shizzo Japanese school girls, I honestly don't think this is even remotely in bad taste.

[shauntp]

[QUOTE=Megadave;45687967]Man, wtf was going on in that house.[/QUOTE]

According to the article there's no signs of abuse or neglect. It also states he was given to "licensed professionals for follow up care" so there's a chance he may have issues. Not enough information to tell and they won't give us more information due to age.

[God of Ashes]

[QUOTE=proch;45688118]There are people joking about 6 million dead jews, 9/11 and shizzo Japanese school girls, I honestly don't think this is even remotely in bad taste.[/QUOTE]

Nah it's not bad taste it's just not funny