Believing Son Is Gay, Florida Dad Abandons Him at Police Station

Evenaud Julmeus of Haines City is now facing child neglect charges.

Neal Broverman

Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.

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December 04 2019 8:33 AM EST

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A 30-year-old Florida man is facing child neglect charges after police say he abandoned his underage son at a closed police station without food, water, money, or a phone.

Evenaud Julmeus allegedly got into an argument with his son before telling him to pack a bag and driving him to the Haines City Police Department around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. A police report indicated Julmeus believed his son was gay and told him the police would find him a new home, according to Tampa Bay-area TV station WFTS.

A witness spotted the child being abandoned and utilized an emergency call box at the closed station. The child was described as "upset and crying."

Julmeus returned home and informed the child's mother where he left him, prompting her to retrieve him and leave her other two children in Julmeus's care. Police report that Julmeus then left the house, leaving those children unsupervised until police arrived at the home.

Julmeus was later arrested. He faces child abandonment charges, which in Florida can be a felony in certain cases.