Tuesday, June 15, 1999
Boy's eye for detail helps nab suspects
BY JANICE MORSE
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Aaron Faughn
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LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — Despite his surprise and tears, Aaron Faughn remembered a key detail about a guy who grabbed $6 from his lemonade stand last week: He had striped red hair.
It was that clue — and the work of a Butler County sheriff's deputy — that led to the arrests of two teens, sheriff's officials said Monday.
Deputy James Mueller thought the 9-year-old boy's description of a man with red-striped hair sounded familiar. By Sunday night, the boys, ages 16 and 17, were in custody, sheriff's spokesman Bradley Kraemer said Monday.
The pair, both charged with delinquency counts of complicity to theft, are scheduled for a June 22 court appearance, said Toni Pagano, juvenile court spokeswoman. Their names were not released because they are juveniles.
Aaron's mother, Debbie Faughn, was pleased at news of the arrests. “I just want (the suspects) to apologize and give his money back,” Mrs. Faughn said.
About $6 was taken from Aaron Thursday afternoon. It was discovered when a passing sheriff's deputy saw the boy crying while sitting at his lemonade stand.
The boy was selling 25-cent cups of lemonade and Kool-Aid to buy Pokemon cards, modeled after a Japanese video game.
Mrs. Faughn said she and her son were pleasantly surprised by the level of community outrage, with many residents calling to offer emotional support. Some callers offered to buy Pokemon cards for him.
“I was sad when it happened, but now I feel better because the people cared about me and tried to help,” Aaron said Monday.
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