If a total stranger burst into your home claiming to be a CPS agent, what would you do? Would you cooperate because this stranger said they were from an agency that had the power to steal your children? Many families are faced with workers who show up unannounced and do just that, and we, Robert and Kathleen Raskin, are here to educate you about your rights. It could be a matter of life or death, as it almost was for one southeastern Texas family and the stranger who decided to claim CPS to try to snatch their children.
On July 14th in Liberty County, Texas, a strange man burst into a home, where he screamed and charged at a family, threatening to kill a father and snatch his three children if he didn’t willingly hand them over. Luckily for that father, he was armed, or this could have been a tragedy. The father fired off four rounds from his weapon into the ground, then the family ran to a neighbor’s house to call 911. Deputies arrested the suspect, who attempted to fight, resisted arrest, and fled, only to be caught later on.
Jimmy Lackey, age 37, confessed to the crime. This stranger was found to have two baggies of what appeared to be crystal meth in his possession, and his bond has been set at $75,000. He has been charged with many felonies, including impersonating a public servant. Just think, if this father hadn’t acted quickly and been in possession of a firearm, the story could have ended much differently. And for thousands of families each year it does when corrupt child protective services workers take their children without proof of any abuse.
Before you open the door to CPS or DHR worker, know your rights.