Ruby Franke, who used to chronicle her large brood’s daily adventures on their “8 Passengers” YouTube channel, has been arrested.
The YouTube personality, 41, was booked on Wednesday, August 30, in Springville, Utah, on two counts of aggravated child abuse. According to the Washington County Sheriff Department website, she is currently in police custody.
Franke was arrested after one of her sons — who was allegedly malnourished — escaped out of a window in their home and ran to a neighbor’s house, asking for food and water, which authorities later told the Associated Press.
The neighbor noticed that the child had duct tape on his ankles and wrists. He was subsequently taken to a hospital and admitted on a medical hold due to “his deep lacerations from being tied up with rope and from his malnourishment,” per the arrest report obtained by the AP.