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"A Clay County judge has ordered that a bipolar teenager found handcuffed in a Kansas City basement must stay in foster care for now.\u00A0\u00A0 \u00A0KMBC's Peggy Breit reported that the 17-year-old has put on almost 50 pounds since he was found last month.Kansas City police Officer Jonathan Stone was called to the boy's Northland townhome on Feb. 4 to check on a child's well-being.Stone said he found the teen handcuffed to a steel support pole and he looked \"frail.\" The teen weighed 108 pounds at the time.Stone was called to the Clay County Juvenile Center to testify Thursday, but he wasn't needed. Stone told Breit that he was able to talk to the teen.\"Huge difference. Huge difference. Even in his attitude. He has a great outlook on life; he's talking about future plans and everything,\" Stone said.Breit reported that the boy's father, David Martin Sr., 42, was brought from jail to attend the hearing as well, but had no interaction nor eye contact with his son.Clay County authorities charged Martin Sr. and Pamela Martin, 41, with felonious restraint and child abuse. The couple told investigators the teen was bipolar and suffered from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and they handcuffed him to the pole after they didn't have money to buy prescription medicine for his condition. They also said the restrained him to ensure their safety.The teen's biological mother was also in court. She told the judge she had no idea what was happening at the dad and stepmother's home.Sandy Wilson lives in mid-Missouri. She said she wants her son to live with her eventually, but told the judge that she is pleased with her son's foster-home placement for now.Another status hearing for the boy is set for May 30.The teen told the judge that he is in a preseason football training program at his new school. He also said he received an electric guitar and will be taking his first lesson Friday."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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