Overweight Daughter Chained to Bed

(Las Vegas, Nevada) A 53-year-old local man, Robert Blue, was arrested yesterday for allegedly chaining his 15-year-old daughter to her bed to prevent her from eating. Blue felt the girl was overweight.

Police said Blue had been chaining his daughter to the bed with a padlock and chain since Jan. 12, when he said he found pea and corn containers in her room. He said she had found a way around the chains on the pantry and refrigerator over the past month.

Blue also stated he didn't think he had committed a crime and that he was acting in his daughter's best interest.

Police said a counselor at the 15-year-old's school claimed the girl was chained up.

Blue was charged with false imprisonment, child endangerment and child abuse.

There has been no word yet on whether or not Blue's wife knew what was going. He does have other children who were placed in protective custody.

The girl weighs 165 and Mr. Blue wanted her between 140 and 145. Blue was booked into custody at the Clark County Detention Center.