A Missouri mother found herself in jail just before Christmas after allegedly abusing her sons. Maryland Heights police arrested Lisa Layton on December 17, 2025, after a 12-year-old was found with bruises on his body that he claimed his mother put there with a rubber spatula. An 11-year-old boy also talked to the police and made similar allegations against his mother. When authorities spoke to Layton, she apparently didn’t deny the allegations, and some people thought the police went too far arresting her. That’s until they learned about another alleged crime in her past.
According to a court document, Ben Berges with the Maryland Heights Police Department interviewed the boys, who claimed the abuse took place on December 16. It’s unclear who contacted police, but Berges spoke with Layton shortly after talking with her son.
“When interviewed by police, defendant admitted to beating both children with the spatula,” he noted in the document. “I believe that the defendant poses a danger to a crime victim and the community because of the nature of the allegations.”
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