Stepfather of Drowned Christopher Marks Charged With Endangering Children
St. Louis County Police said stepfather to 12-year-old Christopher Marks, Todd Combs, provided alcohol to the boy before his drowning death near Eureka, as well as to six other children. Child endangerment charges are "not enough," says great aunt.
Todd Combs, 42, of the 7800 block of LaBelle Street in Affton, was charged Wednesday for providing alcohol to his 12-year-old stepson before the boy's drowning death in the Meramec River. He also is charged with providing alcohol to six other minors during an Aug. 5 outing at Pacific Palisades Conservation Area near Eureka. Marks' great aunt, Donna Sherman, tells Patch that "a slap on the wrist and a fine to Combs is not nearly enough." She said the family is left with so many questions, particularly why Combs is still allowed to knowingly drive when his license was suspended. State of Missouri officials revoked the license of Combs until the year 2014. Sherman, the person who at the accident scene found a branded lip balm she knew Marks' …
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Alexandria Hamilton
11:51 am on Monday, October 1, 2012
Seriously? Have you looked at this man's history? The fact is that the step-father was the supervising adult. He is seen buying liquor on camera and it is reported that he gave the liquor to the children. This most certainly could have been why the child wasn't able to swim to stop from drowning. As everyone knows, alcohol slows down a persons responses. To feed it to a child? Even worse! … more ›