Palmdale woman accused of abusing adopted children
The two ran away after tiring of continued abuse
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Palmdale woman accused of abusing her two adopted children. Ingrid Brewer, 50, was booked Jan. 16 in the Sheriff’s Palmdale Station on two counts each of child abuse, torture, assault with a deadly weapon and battery with serious bodily injury. She remains in custody in lieu of $2 million bail, according to the city of Palmdale Open Public Records.
Brewer, who has pled not guilty, was scheduled for preliminary hearing today in the Lancaster courthouse, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Brian Hudson said the children, whose ages are 7 and 8, but were not named, are in the custody of Child Protective Services.
According to Hudson, Brewer reported the two children as missing on Jan. 15.
“The suspect returned home from work, discovered the children missing, and filed a missing person’s report with Palmdale Station,” Hudson said. “Deputies at the station began a search for juveniles, and found them on Jan. 16 a couple of blocks away from where they reported missing.”
According to investigators, deputies eventually located both of them lying near a parked vehicle on a street near their residence. Deputy Mark Pope told City News Service, “Both victims were hiding under a blanket. Neither child had any type of winter clothing on, despite temperatures in the mid-20s.” He said the children “told deputies that they had run away from home because they were tired of being tied up and beaten by the suspect.”
The children disclosed that when the suspect would leave for work each day, she would lock each of them inside their bedrooms, separate from each other. “The children were forced to use waste baskets in their bedrooms when they needed to go to the bathroom,” Pope said. “Both children disclosed that on numerous occasions, the suspect would zip-tie their hands behind their backs and beat them as punishment. The children disclosed being hit with electrical cords and a hammer. Both children were also deprived of food.” He said both youngsters “had injuries on their bodies that were consistent with the abuse that they had disclosed, including marks that indicated that their wrists had been restrained with a zip-tie type restraint.” Hudson said the children were in good condition ‘considering their ordeal.’ He said the case was still open but investigators believe “it’s just this incident with one suspect and two children.”
LANCASTER, Calif.—A Palmdale woman accused of abusing and torturing her two adopted children was ordered today to stand trial.
Lancaster Superior Court Judge Bernie LaForteza found sufficient evidence to require Ingrid Brewer, 51, to proceed to trial on two counts each of child abuse, torture, assault with a deadly weapon and battery with serious bodily injury.
Brewer—who was arrested Jan. 16—remains jailed on $2 million bail while awaiting arraignment March 19.
Lancaster mayor R. Rex Parris, an attorney, and the Malibu law firm Shenkman & Hughes have joined together in a suit against the city of Palmdale under the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). The case, filed on behalf of plaintiff Juan Jauregui, seeks to end Palmdale’s at-large system of electing city council members in favor of geographic council districts.
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The burglary took place in the 38000 block of 20th Street East around 2 p.m. Wednesday, said Deputy Jodi Wolfe of the Los Angeles County sheriff's Palmdale Station.
LYNWOOD, Calif.—A 21-year-old Palmdale woman with a history of mental health issues—last seen a week ago when she was released from jail in Lynwood—was found unharmed today in Los Angeles, authorities said.
Deanna Terry was let out of the Century Regional Detention Facility at 12:54 p.m. a week ago today after being cleared for release by the jail's mental health staff, then given bus tokens so she could return to her home, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department statement.
PALMDALE, Calif. — The 27th Community Academy of Antelope Valley graduated 39 participants at a ceremony attended by officials from the Palmdale and Lancaster sheriff's stations as well as city and county officials.
The 11-week program is designed to provide residents with an inside look at the sheriff's department. The graduation was held last night.
