On July 16, 2025, officers with the Franklinton Police Department were conducting a traffic detail at the intersection of Mill Street and Washington Street when they observed a vehicle stopped in the middle of the roadway. Upon approaching the vehicle, officers witnessed the driver was turned around in her seat, repeatedly striking a small child in the face.
The child’s mother, seated in the front passenger seat, failed to intervene.
Officers quickly acted to remove the child from harm’s way and safely took the driver into custody. The suspect was identified as Timmy Renea Pounds, age 27 and of Osyka, Mississippi.
The child sustained significant facial injuries. Emergency medical services were dispatched to the scene, and the child was transported to Riverside Medical Center for treatment. Three additional children were found in the vehicle and appeared unharmed. All four children were later released into the custody of their aunt after treatment.
Timmy Pounds was arrested and charged with Cruelty to a Juvenile and four counts of Domestic Abuse Child Endangerment. He was also booked into the Washington Parish Jail. No bond has been set at this time.
The children’s mother, 51 year-old Sylvia Varela and of Osyka, Mississippi, was arrested and charged with Cruelty to a Juvenile. She was booked into the Washington Parish Jail. Varella was released the next day on a $10000.00 bond.
Chief Justin Brown commended the responding officers for their swift action in ensuring the safety of the children.
***All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty***
I know the mother and daughter, mother was selling her 12 year old daughter to a grown 40+ man till she was 16 and brag and told everyone about it, I live right down from her and both should stay in, those people are evil and should be held accountable for their actions/crimes!!! That lil girl needs justice for what her family put her through!!!
ReplyDeleteWhy didn’t you report that all those years ago? You’re literally no better knowing about that kind of abuse and allowing it.
DeleteI did the best I can the mother would always testify like something was wrong with the lil girl my kids went to school with her and said she was the sweetest and a top student which I wonder how that was cuz her mom even had the child sleeping outside and would run to my family house just to talk about the child
DeleteFrom what I know the daughter Timmy and the other one goes with the same man who was raping the youngest one knowing he was sexually abusing the youngest child they should’ve protected her they knew the mother wasn’t going to do it and steady allowing it send the WHOLE family to jail
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ReplyDeleteThey have more of mental problems than evil I knew them since I was in middle school mother and all daughters and brothers
ReplyDeleteAnyone sell their kids to grown men for money is EVIL you can call it what you want!
DeleteThe family needs mental help.... The family has been thru pure hell... starting with Sylvia"s mother...They all have mental illness.
ReplyDeleteThe only one who has sense is the lil girl with the long ass name she done moved away
DeleteTimmy is the first person and the mother is Sylvia second person the person who wrote the article just typed and said he instead of she
ReplyDeleteEverything being exposed it’s been going on for years they just now getting caught unfit mothers both of them literally what real mother does that then selling her daughter pitiful there’s a special place for people who hurts gods children praying for the kids!!!
ReplyDeleteY'all gone be held accountable, that lady is not responsible for what her children and grandchildren doing that lady don't bother nobody and she is not mentally ill.
ReplyDeleteAny mother who can beat manipulate and sell the child is very accountable call and say what u want!!!
DeleteKeep talking you gone see , God is real.
ReplyDeleteLock the mama back up throw away the key
ReplyDeleteAnd for the ones defending them yah
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