Incident: Child Abuse
Date of Incident: 10 March 2011
Location: 400 block of Keene Avenue, Salisbury, MD
Suspects: 1. William Ortez Sweet, 38, Salisbury, MD
2. Melissa Lynne Gambrill, 30, Salisbury, MD
Narrative: On 10 March 2011 a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into an ongoing incident of Child Abuse that had reportedly been occurring since 2009. During the investigation, allegations surfaced that Melissa Gambrill and her live in boyfriend William Sweet physically and verbally abused three minor children and regularly endangered their welfare. Allegations included the denial of proper sleeping arrangements, denial of clean clothing and denial of food, along with physical discipline that left abrasions and lacerations. Also alleged was that the minor children were forced to watch Gambrill and Sweet engage in behavior inappropriate to be witnessed by children.
The investigating deputy obtained a warrant for the arrest of both Sweet and Gambrill based on the investigation and the observations of the deputy. Both were taken into custody on Friday 11 March 2011 and transported to the Central Booking Unit where they were processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After their initial appearances, the Commissioner held Sweet in the Detention Center without bond and held Gambrill in lieu of a bond of $100,000.00.
The ages of the children involved were 3, 8 and 12.
Charges: Child Abuse
Contribute to the Condition of a Child
28 comments:
What do you expect to come from people in that area?
Those three children have an AMAZING father that has been trying to get full cust. for years so they will be so much better off!
"Those three children have an AMAZING father that has been trying to get full cust. for years so they will be so much better off!"
Hence the shady accusations.
Looking at the father's numerous interactions with the police, I find it hard to see how he could be so "amazing." It sounds like these kids are going to get a raw deal no matter which parent they end up with.
12:42
I totally agree with you. Neither parent has been there for these kids. Unfortunately I know both sides. Hopefully the court will look into this family a little closer. The three kids that are involved in this are wonderful kids. They need to be given the very best going foward. The ages given on the websites are wrong. They are 11, 10 & 3.
Just for the last two comments...get a life and ur facts straight...the kids as of today are 3, 9, and 11. So obviously you don't know them that well....
Trash belongs in the trashcan and untamed animals belong in a cage......these two fit both scenarios!!
Until you all know the face, which will come out you need to keep your pie hole shut..This mother or so called mother was , running around on her husband for years..taking the children on dates with her many lovers....These kids have been brainwashed all their little lives by this animal they call mommy...She has run from one druggie to the next,,dragging these poor children only to get a paycheck..look at what she admitted in the news..Yes officer "I gave him all my money for drugs ,,"he promised to repay me"Hah. come on folks are you stupid..She admitteed to helping buy drugs.When she should have been paying her rent...Her Mother is an animal too who uses the system ..Its history repeating itself..Think about these kids folks..And if the father has a record , i checked it out most if it is Divorcing this animal and charges she brought on due to him finding her out and divorcing this animal...This is not her first child abuse charge......
11:42 The amazing father they are referring to is not William Sweet, it is the father of Gambrill's children, who didn't have custody because Gambrill did. If you read the article you'd see it says Melissa Gambrill and her "live-in boyfriend", hence not the father of the children.
Melissa , sorry you got caught..You should have been using that welfare and child support to pay your rent,,Not loaning it to a druggie..I cant feel sorry for you..Foodstamps , free daycare , child support, welfare. joseph house ..and what have you/ you should not be in this situation..You put yourself here..now pay your dues..
the childrens father, mr gambrill is not a good parent either. he is a drunk who didnt do anything but hurt her and the kids. Melissa has gone from one bad situation to another, i believe all of these allegations on her are false. Those kids were loved by her so much and taken care of her as best as she could. Her only fault was not being smart enough to get out of a bad situation before it got worse, he was threating her life. He cause her to wreck her car and put her in shock trauma. What that story doesnt say is that he was already in jail when these charges came about, for attempteded murder!! She just got out of shock trauma when she was arrested for this bull crap. It was called in by the grandparent, apparently the dad tried custody modification before she was charged with this crap, i guess it didnt work due to his crappy background with the children, so he had his mommy call in child abuse and this is what happens. Good people are put in jail for nothing, the ones that actually do abuse children get the slap on the wrist and let go, so they can go out and do it again, hence sarah foxwell! I didnt read in any of this stories, her admitting to giving him drug money...must be someone making up things. The grandmother is trash, has never helped this girl or her kids, let her own son treat her and the kids like crap and she did the same. Melissa never stood a chance against them. Everyone will see in the end when they finally see she never abused these children. Hell, the "grandmother" never did anything for her own children. she is manipulative!
the kids dad is dirt too! he once left his son at a mcdonalds to teach him a lesson, drove around the block then came back. he was probably 5 or 6 when he did that!any thing could have happened to him!! melissa put up with his mess for years, cause he beat her down so bad making her think she couldnt do anybetter. he never let her work so she couldnt get out on her own. had to rely on him for everything. She finally got away but only to end up with another loser. Yes, she was stupid to be with them, but she never hurt those kids and i doubt she let someone else just hurt them like that. That so called grandma loves to kick when your down, when she finally gets out of the hospital for where he tried to kill her, she goes and cries child abuse on her. What a witch!!! we will all see when the truth finally comes out!
I will pray for them both and not judge since we all have sinned. I know the biological father was an alcoholic and abusive. It sounds like the mother had issues and she is clearly getting time to think about it. The children should go to a nice family with drug, alcohol, or anger issues. The kids are the ones stuck and both parents equally have some part of the problem.
The father, Derrek Gambrill is a mean drunk. The law should also investigate him before letting him have custody of the kids!
3:24 I stated that A. was ten only because he turns 10 this month. So I do know them well. The father is worthless, and I hope that they check into his background. I stand divided on the charges. If Billy was abusing the kids and she did nothing, she is equally guilty. she has had a hard life. Her mom is a worthless drug addict. Gave her up when she was little and now wants to be part of her life again. All I can say is run, run, run away from her as far as you can. She is bad news. I can only pray that the kids can be raised by a loving,caring family and give them all that they need in life. I don't feel that the father or the mother should be given custody. I hope that the court sees it this way too.
Have u people ever heard of social drinking. And he put the child abuser thru CNA school and she let her license expire......she is responsible for the last three years of these children's lives. Notice the man she left her husband for is @ 10 articles above ....A Vinson...and just got locked up too. Read the paper and local news. Facts are facts and her own mother made a statement to cops saying there was verbal and physical abuse and drug use in the household with her latest boyfriend...William Sweet. Those of u defending her are insane....God hates ugly!
You all need to shut your mouths about Derrick Gambrill. He is a wonderful father,man, boyfriend, friend, provider and loves all 5 kids. Our family is happy and stable. Find a new hobby and mind ur own business. She brought this upon herself. She wanted attention and now she has it. Melissa Gambrill is now "famous" but at what a high price!!
As far as helping her, I know the families somewhat..His side did nothing but help her..Her side has never helped her, and there are people on both side that have the sourses to help her..Where do you think all clothing, shoes, school trips, hair cuts and those childrens Christmas came from..Surely not her or her family..
Just found out this woman worked at Zoe's Place in Hebron! My nephew goes there....not after today! I can't believe the day care never reported any abuse when Melissa's own kids went to this day care! Aren't schools and daycares liable to report abuse?
Melissa has lived the system all her life,,,,she always knows how to get what she wants for free..Welfare, Joseph house, foodstamps ,free daycare, food shelters..If she had of used these sourse to help her and her kids instead of supporting worthless men ,she would not be in this situation..So stop feeling !!!!rry for her,,she has had more than any woman out there..she chose this way of life ..So sorry she got injured, but it could have been worse..She had tax money she could have improved her life..Why didnt she
To all you folks out there who have nothing better to do...Stop this insane B.S.. The kids are the ones you are hurting..Check your dirty closets before you slander someone else..If you know so much , why didnt you try to help these kids..You didnt so you my friend are as guilty as can be...Stop this craziness..These kids will have enought to deal with on the news, and elsewhere,,Be kind and let the Judge and God figure this out..Its not up to you..
10.01 AMEN.. enough is enough . let these childreN have peace..let Melissa heal from injuries and her ordeaL.. \PRAY that Derrick can be the best dad he can , pray that the children, get all that they need..Instead of all this slander, why dont you ask yourself" What can I do for these kids'..There is enough going on in this world..Let there be PEACE
lmao, derrick is a good.....anything. you go ahead and keep believing that. wait till he starts treating you like he did her! (if it hasnt already started) zoes place didnt report any child abuse because there wasnt any. I do feel for these kids, i hope they end up in the best place for them! not with someone who put all this crap on thier mother just to have custody of them. like i said, if you think derrick is so good, ask him why he left A. at the mcdonalds as a lesson to him?? what kind of parent does that??? and melissa never left derrick for another man, he made her leave! threw her and the kids out!!!! she had to go get assistance! she got a grant to go to school he didnt pay for crap! her license expired cause after he kicked her out she didnt have the time to continue with it, trying to take care of those kids and try to keep them all afloat! yes, god will judge, we shouldnt. Im just trying to state the facts on that so called excellent father, boyfriend ect. girly, you got another thing, coming. when he gets home tonight after being out drinking, remember to ask him how he treated her and his kids! the truth comes out when your drunk, so you should be able to ask him anytime. just sayin....
2:22 Amen bother!!! We all should be focused on the kids now. They shouldn't be with either of the parents. Hopefully a judge will see to that. He didn't just leave him at age 6 or 7 at the McDonalds. He drove back home first and Melissa had to tell him to go get A. Imagine people dropping your 6 or 7 yr old off at the McDonalds and leaving him there because you couldn't deal with your kid anymore. He should get father of the year for that.
I also remember when Derrek left his son in the McDonalds parking lot and went home without him. I couldn't believe he could do a thing like that. How can they say this man is an amazing father?
And why did they wait for Melissa to almost get killed before stepping up? Things may be different now if they stepped up in 2009. Melissa looks bad in the pic but wouldn't you look like that too if you just got out of the hospital and had a broken arm and crushed ankle with all kinds of rods and pins sticking out of it? She's in severe pain for pete's sake!
Bye bye Melissa. U slept with all these low lifes...now suffer the consequences. Even on Billy's facebook it has u will never put another man again before ur children....I have printouts...so there is no denying it...so stay out of this town and permanently away from those kids.....I think child abusers/neglectors should have to register like child molesters do...that way we would know what trash is around our area!
I personally think you all should mind your own business and let the courts decide what's best for these children instead of thinking you all know everything about everyone elses life. You all are the pathetic ones for taking the time out of your lives to worry about who's at fault here. If your so worried about these kids then step up and take care of them yourselves since you think you know what's best. Personally I think both sides are equally guilty and now all that matters is the welfare Of those children and how they need all the love and care right now for what they've had to endure and be there for them instead of worrying about Melissa and Derrick and whoever else u want to out the blame on. I hope they both get what they deserve they are both peices of s*** and all I pray for is that those kids get the love and care they deserve just like every child should be treated.
Wow! Some of you are amazingly good Americans and some are just plain crackers, like Anonymous March 15, 2011 6:11pm. How can you hate so much? If you spent as much time helping her and the kids stand-up as you do knocking her down, her and her children may not be in such a dramatic situation. As I have told Melissa she is not blameless however I do understand her history and why she needs to be strong. For those that think they know the facts, go lay down a minute and relax. Melissa has as one post stated bin in the system all her life and her mother needs more help than .... well lets just say thank God Melissa is the complete opposite of her mother. Melissa is the type of person whom will give the shirt off her back to help others, but her problem is that she is easily manipulated and intimidated. She has admitted that she gave so of her money to "Billy" (who will be away for a long time) and I would say from what my investigation has uncovered that it was not done willingly. Many of you condemn her for not getting out of a bad relationship, well this is true but until you place yourself in her shoes you have no idea what thousands of women in abusive relationships go though every day, especially when children are involved. I have interviewed women (and men) over who have had bones broken, body parts burned with cigars, branded to show ownership and “for the children’s sake” they return to him/her out of fear and the lack of resources to get out. You stab at them over and over when if you really were concerned about them you would put your hand out and help them out of the cycle instead of helping them stay in it. It does not cost money per say, but hey if you got it put that knife down and give it. As a side note it amazes me how we say awww to all the people around the world that are down and caught in the same type of cycle that Melissa and her kids are in, and we step up to the plate for them, yet women and children (and some single fathers) in America are treated like dirt, drunks, druggies and trash, WoW! OK, back on topic, just for your info Melissa does not smoke, might have a wine cooler or two a month, and hates taking her pain meds for her leg. I will do what I can to help her and her children stand up and be proud Americans but you could help too. Just a kind word, advise, your life experience wisdom, when she gets her kids back volunteer to watch the kids if she goes back to school. (she doesn’t need a hand out but a hand up). Now I also see that some of you have taken stabs at Derrick, the father. Also not a helping action, Derrick and Melissa had a good relationship until he started drinking heavy (about 4 years ago), again not really a bad person but he does need to man-up and address his drinking if he wishes to continue joint visitation, I will intervene anyway I can to help these children not have to deal with the psychological drama that his drinking causes and, his parents need to wake-up and help him if they really love their grandchildren.
Keep in mind that Melissa and her children may need a boost but this story was not to just target her issue but all of the American families out there that need a HAND getting out of that cycle and it may only cost you a little old fashion TLC. Bless you America
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