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Tennessee Grand Jury

Monday, December 10, 2012

Mom Who Left Special Needs Child at Bar Won't Face Criminal Charges in Tennessee

Eva Cameron, 45, of Algonquin left her 19-year-old special needs daughter, Lynn Cameron, at a bar northwest of Knoxville, Tenn., in June.

Charges will not be filed in Tennessee against Eva Cameron, an Algonquin mom who left her special needs daughter at a bar just northwest of Knoxville, Tenn. in June.  The Campbell County Grand Jury has been reviewing the case involving Lynn Cameron — Eva's 19-year-old daughter — since September, according to a press release from the 8th Judicial District of the Tennessee District Attorney's General Conference.  "There is no disagreement that the actions of the mother, Eva Cameron, in this case were inexcusable," according to the news release. "However, Tennessee law has not anticipated such behavior and thus the Grand Jury was faced with conduct which was not necessarily indictable." "The Grand Jury made a very thorough investigation, …

A Martin

7:36 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Okay. Money prob. had nothing to do with this. This woman would come to my work and spend hundreds of dollars. I think she has her own issues. She seemed instable to me the times she'd visit my work. I think she was having a breakdown when this happened. Not making excuses by any means. After I saw this I could not believe it. I had such a strange encounter with her. The last time I saw her she …   more ›

Monday, July 30, 2012

Tenn. Grand Jury to Decide on Charges for Eva Cameron

Eva Cameron of Algonquin is accused of leaving her 19-year-old disabled daughter, Lynn Cameron, at a bar in Caryville, Tenn., on June 28.

It's still unclear if charges will be brought against an Algonquin mom who abandoned her disabled daughter at a bar in Tennessee but more answers into the caseshould be revealed in coming weeks, according to the Daily Herald.  The Tennessee Grand Jury will meet on Aug. 10 to decide whether to charge Eva Cameron of Algonquin with neglect and exploitation of an adult, according to the Daily Herald. Eva Cameron left Lynn Cameron, 19, at a bar in Caryville, Tenn., on June 28. She later told authorities she is unable to care for her daughter who is mentally disabled.  After spending weeks in Tennessee, a judge ordered on Thursday that the state of Illinois would assume responsibility of Lynn Cameron, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. …

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