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Parents charged in death of girl, 4, at LNAS

By Joe Johnson
jjohnson@HanfordSentinel.com

Few details are available in the case of a 4-year-old girl who was allegedly killed by her parents at Lemoore Naval Air Station near the end of June. Christopher Joe Stevens, 28, was arrested by the Navy Criminal Investigative Service on June 22 on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter following a three-day investigation into the death of his daughter. A few days later, his charges were changed to murder and wrongful death of a child under 8, according to then-base public information officer Dennis McGrath.

Unconfirmed reports say that the child suffered severe head trauma, which the parents tried to pass off to medical personnel as the result of a fall against a coffee table. Sources also say that doctors did not believe this claim based on the nature of the injury, which may have led to Stevens' arrest.

Investigators with the District Attorney's office could not be reached to confirm these claims or to comment on their status with the investigation. Officials with NCIS refused to comment on the story when contacted last week.

Andrea Marie Stevens, 30, and believed to be the child's stepmother, was arrested at the Lemoore base on June 30 on suspicion of murder, assaulting a child resulting in death and willful cruelty to a child.

Christopher Stevens, who officials say works in the Fleet Readiness Center, was stationed at the base in December 2005 and has been a resident there ever since.

He is reportedly being held at the Kings County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail, while Andrea Stevens is being held without bail.

The reporter can be reached at 583-2425.

(July 8, 2008)

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LNAS wrote on Jul 8, 2008 12:27 PM:

" LNAS needs more and better mental health, domestic violence and child abuse treatment. The people they have doing this work are excellent, but there are not enough mental health workers or programs to service the needs of the LNAS community,

What does the Base Command need to do to increase resources to this population? With all the Iraq Vets, ongoing deployments, along with the usual issues of the stresses of military life, this segment of our community is underserved. "

taxpayer wrote on Jul 8, 2008 1:40 PM:

" May this child rest in peace and the parents get a death sentence, this makes me ill. there are so may people out here that would love a child, then ther are these monsters. "

cyndi wrote on Jul 8, 2008 1:57 PM:

" This story is beyond sad! As a mom of 3 young ones, I get the frustration of raising children. But how does one justify hurting a child physically, not to mention causing enough pain and trauma to kill a child. My heart aches so badly for this young baby who last thoughts and memories must have been why are daddy and mommy hurting me? Parents are the people who are suppose to love unconditionally, this is just so tragic! Although not many facts are available, my husband was working at the base the night of the arrest - this was not the first incident involving this family. I don't know how these people will be defended, but the ultimate judge is our Lord who gives us our children as a blessing. For all those mommies and daddies out there give your babies extra hugs and kisses today and be thankful for the blessing! "

PATRIOT wrote on Jul 8, 2008 4:37 PM:

" THIS IS A VERY SAD SITUATION, POOR BABY...THIS COUNTRY NEEDS TO BEEF UP MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND MEDICAL TREATMENT ENTIRELY, WE HAVE A LOT OF ACTUAL TROOPS WHO REALLY NEED SERVICES AS WELL AS THERE DEPENDENTS THEY FIGHT FOR US AND WE GIVE EM A BOOT IN THERE BUTT. ITS TIME THIS COUNTRY START TAKING CARE OF ITS OWN PEOPLE. IVE HEARD SERVICES LOCALLY ARE TO BE CUT AND POSSIBLY LAYOFFS WE NEED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW ITS NOT EXCEPTABLE... PEOPLE SPEAK UP DO WHATS RIGHT CALL YOU LOCAL REPS SPEAK YOUR MIND... AWARENESS SERVICES ADVOCACY ETC. "

Lemoore resident wrote on Jul 8, 2008 8:24 PM:

" What a terrible thing to read. I am not buying the mental health issue. Post tramatic stress of a parent who had been deployed I can somewhat understand but from the sounds of it BOTH parents were charged with murder.....Even if one parent was mentally unstable that doesn't explain the other parent allowing this to happen. I would hurt/destroy/stop ANY person causing one of my children pain or bodily harm. Very unacceptable. Where was the friends or neighbors or family seeing or hearing anything. People don't wake up and decide one day after 4 years to start abusing a child. This had been happening for some time. I am a C.A.S.A volunteer (Court appointed special advocate) for tulare county and it is unbelieveable how many children in this valley are abused and how many are in foster care and in the system. It's terrible it had to go this far with no one reporting it. Rest in peace little angel, no one can hurt you now. "

PTSD wrote on Jul 8, 2008 9:53 PM:

" Yea, I don't buy it either. Didn't this guy work at a shore duty assignment? People need to take responsibility for their own actions and quit using anything they can for a crutch. This poor child. "

WHERE IS JUSTICE wrote on Jul 9, 2008 6:42 AM:

" YOU PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY CONVICTED THESE PARENTS AND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPEN. THAT IS WHY AMERICAN'S ARE STUPID PEOPLE'S. "

Watchdog Fred wrote on Jul 9, 2008 2:54 PM:

" I was going to make a long moral comment about this situation but changed my mind and will simply state this behavior is intolerable regardless of the reason and these two animals should be caged for life for what they did to an innocent child. God's gift from Heaven. . . . . . . "

An American wrote on Jul 9, 2008 3:01 PM:

" This is for "Where is Justice". Opinions are like water, they flow freely and you are VERY lucky to be able to voice yours freely BECAUSE YOU ARE IN AMERICA!! We're stupid? Then why are you here??? Hmmm...who's the stupid one? We have courts so that people get fair trials, not based on opinions, but based on facts. I don't know what country you are from, but let me be the first to welcome you to America, where even nasty people like you who voice terrible comments about Americans are welcome!!! Must be terrible for you to be so free. Oh Yeah, you just did what you accused others of doing, covicting Americans becuse of a few opinions. "

Seriously wrote on Jul 9, 2008 4:32 PM:

" First off, this is absolutely intolerable and crimes against children, upon conviction, should be automatic death penalty sentences. Second, it is clear from the charges and bail settings what actually occured to this child and who did what. This case has nothing to do with PTSD. The step mom was not suffering from it and the father, looking at his current assignment, and decucing what his job description (rate) is,he has not been to war, so that claim is bogus. Also, If you run a google check on this woman, she has a myspace (which is private) and another social networking page (NetLog) in which she states that she has three other children, who do not live with her. Not jumping to conclusions, but it does make one wonder... why not? "

Lemoore resident wrote on Jul 9, 2008 6:48 PM:

" I didn't CONVICT anyone, I was going on the facts that said they were arrested. IF they did n't do this it will come out. Apparently the wounds afflicted to the child were enough to KILL her. THAT WASN'T AN ACCIDENTAL FALL. Emergency room Doctors can tell what is an accidental fall. SOMEONE hurt and killed that baby. If it wasn't the parents who was it??? The daycare provider maybe, if so why didn't the parents notice as soon as they seen the child. Come on now where is justice, even small minds should see that. And by the way if you don't like "us Americans" then by all means move back to your country...I will pay your ticket...GLADLY. People need to accept responsibility for their actions. "

LNAS Resident wrote on Jul 9, 2008 6:51 PM:

" Maybe the parents have already been convicted in public opinion, but the truth is that the base is a small place and although it can be annoying everybody else DOES KNOW what is going on in other people's homes. There are so many things that happen here that the public never hears about, but we as residents do.This WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS FATHER AND THIS CHILD. What I don't understand is why the father is even being offered bail I think that given everything these two people put this little girl through neither one should have any opportunity for release until such time as they can be cleared of charges, but given everything I really don't see that happening. "

Watchdog Fred wrote on Jul 9, 2008 11:55 PM:

" This obviously is the words of a relative of one of the accused or an embocile wishing to be acknowledged so here is your five seconds of fame enjoy:
WHERE IS JUSTICE wrote on Jul 9, 2008 8:42 AM:

" YOU PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY CONVICTED THESE PARENTS AND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPEN. THAT IS WHY AMERICAN'S ARE STUPID PEOPLE'S. "

People's oh come on sadam you can do better than that? Learn the language before you try to tear down the country jerk. "

wow wrote on Jul 10, 2008 3:13 AM:

" Not too long ago I had a infant die from the same injury...the parents even told the same story, there's nothing more sick than watching a baby die. It was outragous to hear that parents only got 6-10 years. Shame on those parents and the base for not being more proactive in family welfare.
I think that we need to require all pregnant women to attend parenting classes and child abuse classes before the baby is born... "

Screener wrote on Jul 10, 2008 4:37 AM:

" Often the mental health system can be a first alert when they come across people like this. "

JUTICE wrote on Jul 10, 2008 6:55 AM:

" It is sad to see that we do take our freedoms for granted. I am one who has chosen to make the sacrifice to protect our very freedoms that are being questioned. It is a terrible tragedy what has happened to this little girl. Thank god we don’t allow lynch mobs in this country or these two suspects would already be dead. Yes it is true that we are all free to choose what we believe. There is a reason that the father has bail and the step mother does not. We do not know all the facts involved with this case therefore we should use caution when demonstrating free speech. How can we trust a system that has already failed us from the start? It is people like you and me who will be sitting on the jury knowing that some of us have already convicted the accused before the trial even begins. How can we guarantee anyone a fair trial if these biased opinions exist? Previous issues between the father and child does not prove anything beyond the reasonable doubt. DWF "

Shug N PCB wrote on Jul 10, 2008 7:03 AM:

" I just want to say that yes her three children so live in Flordia with me and there father. Andrea chose to walk out on them when they were small. We are all finding it very hard to understand how she could do this to her 4 year old step daughter, or how her husband could either. We have many of the facts and all of it is true. We can only hope that one day justice prevails. "

TO AN AMERICAN wrote on Jul 10, 2008 10:39 AM:

" SOMETIMES IN TRIALS THERE COMES NO JUSTICE, ITS A ROLE OF THE DICE AND THE JURY'S PERCEPTION. THE ATTY'S ATTEMPT TO CLOUD THE JURIES MINDS AND GET THERE SYMPATHY. DO YOU THINK ITS OK FOR ANY PERSON TO KILL 3 LITTLE PEOPLE IN A MVA DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PARTY AT FAULT FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN GET COMMUNITY SERVICE? SEE WHAT THE TCSO OFF DUTY DEPUTY GOT IN THIS CASE.... TIMES ARE GETTING ROUGHER PEOPLE ARE STRESSED TROOPS WILL BE HOME EVENTAULLY ARE WE REALLY PREPARED FOR THIS? WE WERENT WHEN THE VIETNAM WAR,ETC. "

dont blame the base wrote on Jul 10, 2008 10:56 AM:

" I don't see how people can suddenly blame the base, we don't know how many times those people asked for help or if it was even asked. I think the base is doing an excellent job, many people living inside the base were just as angered and shocked as those living outside of it. "

O. G. wrote on Jul 10, 2008 11:11 AM:

" Do any of you remember how the general public condemned the parents of Benet Ramsey? All the while they proclaimed their innocense against a tide of overwhelming "expert" interviews that condemned the parents as the killers.
For a dozen years they endured such accusations and then finally this week, DNA evidence finally, after 12 years vindicated the parents who not only suffered the kidnap-death of their daughter, but had to withstand a dozen years of persecution by people who, like many on this thread condemn -
I for one presume them innocent and will let the courts decide. "

Mom of Three Boys wrote on Jul 10, 2008 12:24 PM:

" Yes, raising children can be very stressful. Discipline and love is the key. If you give you child allot of love and attention I find that they are not hard and is the most rewarding think a mother, father etc. can do. Training on how to deal with children could be helpful for the difficult ones. I say seek help before a tragedy like this one happens. "

Justice wrote on Jul 10, 2008 1:43 PM:

" I agree that the lawyers cloud our judgement during trial. It's like a dog an pony show. Which ever lawyer puts on the most convincing show wins.... We have to see through the smoke and mirrors. We have to stick to the facts. we cannot allow lawyers to convince jury's that someone is guilty without real evidence. These parents might be guilty but lets not let our biased beliefs cloud our judgement and decision making process. "

sickened and confused wrote on Jul 10, 2008 2:11 PM:

" My heart and prayers go out to Lily Jane. I knew Lily. She was very sweet and loved to play. I'm very sad and not sure what to think at the moment. I also know the parents very well. I knew what has happened. I just cant see Chris doing this to his little girl that he fought so hard to get in the first place. I'm not making excuses for anyone because you nerver reallly know someone it semes.I know that the step mother has a lot of medical problems and depends on pain pills. You know how that changes you. But it still does not make it right. Even though I will always have these two in my heart it dont matter who you are. You commit a crime agensit a child and you should get the ful pnishment. "

Kayleigh wrote on Jul 10, 2008 2:25 PM:

" I live right next door to these people. I've met them, let their daughter pet my dog! This is so insane. I cannot believe they would do such a thing! It's sickening. "

A mother wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:06 AM:

" There is no exuse for this. It is sad when a parent, whether they are military or not, cannot control their anger. It is not the military's fault that this happened. It is not because the military does not have enough resources for mental health. The parents in this situation NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for this. It is their fault!! May God help them. "

Justice wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:26 AM:

" Lets keep one thing in mind when we pass judgement on this family. Doctors are not God. Doctors have been wrong more then they are ever right. This is why they call it "practicing medicine" so that they can never be held accountable when they are wrong. Doctors are human too. All of the facts are not clear. It seams that our law enforcement like to make arrest then ask questions later. What ever happend to innocent until proven guilty? What ever happened to police investigations? Why do we jump to conclusions based on hear say or testimoney from a biased party? It seems that people get accused of a crime and are arrested only to let the courts sort out the facts. Our Constitutional rights are violated by the very people we appoint to office to preotect those rights. People need to quit watching soap operas and wake up to the real world. Lets let these two parents have a fair trial. . "

Seriously wrote on Jul 11, 2008 12:27 PM:

" To Justice:
According to all of the news articles that I have found on this case, it is clear that the doctors in this case did not make a snap judgement. The base doctors were suspicious, but the hospital was not equipped to handle the type of pediatric trauma that Lily suffered, so they sent her to Valley Childrens. While there, those doctors examined her, declared her brain dead and concluded that the extent of her injuries did not match the story the parents gave. The father was arrested three days after she was taken to the hospital.I also found a story on another news site that stated that the father changed his story, in essence admitting what happened. Based on the fathers story, the step mother was arrested a whole 9 days after Lily's death. So, no, doctors are not God, but they usually have common sense. And, following the timeline of events, law enforcement, starting with NCIS, did not arrest first and ask questions later. These poor excuses for parents will get a fair trial... justice will be served for Lily. "

Angry wrote on Jul 11, 2008 7:30 PM:

" I've deceided to pray long and hard for whomever murdered this precious child...It's going to be real tough burning in hell... "

Be Careful wrote on Jul 12, 2008 9:17 AM:

" Children are children. They are happy and innocent. They need love and most of all UNDERSTANDING. I was in the military during the Vietnam War and talk about STRESS. I had two children and I bet you that may children will tell you that I was a wonderful, loving and most of all an UNDERSTANDING father. I was firm but fair. It was my military bearing. And the military has, to me, enough mental services but many people don't seek their services until its too late. Its like crying after you broke a window, when common sense told you that you could break the window. Parents need to accept responsibility for their actions. "

Friend wrote on Jul 12, 2008 12:09 PM:

" i'm still having a hard time dealing with the fact that i lost my little doodle bug. i've know chris and andrea for about 4yrs now and was in total shock to hear what happened. Andrea lived with me and my wife for a little bit when her and chris were separated. My wife took her back to lemoore to work things out with chris. I hope that justice does get served to the one that actually did this to her. Lily was a happy little girl and was always smiling and she could light up a room and your heart as well i will always love her and miss her . "

confused and angry wrote on Jul 12, 2008 8:51 PM:

" I am very disapointed that these two people could be so cruel. i knew them for a few years and there was never a time that i thought that they had a cruel bone in there body but this has shown me that you can't always trust people. my heart goes out to the grandparents of this lovely lil girl. lily was a girl that could walk in a room and light it up. i really hope that chris and andrea get what they deserve. i am very hurt and angry at this whole thing but i will say justice needs to be served and it will. lily will always hold a place in my heart and she will always be in my thoughts. not only was lily a neice to me but she was my kids bestfriend and to tell them that they would never see her again was very hard..... "

aowife wrote on Jul 13, 2008 2:51 PM:

" i don't buy for one second that it had something to do with mental illness or deployment..for one thing the man was not deployed or recently came home from some long deployment besides the navy does pretty good in at least debriefing personel when it comes to long deployments, unlike other branches i.e. the army or marines. my husband is a sailor and has been so for 13yrs, i have 2 children from previous relationships and we share a 6yr old daughter, the only thing that sets him apart from most dads is that he tends to be on the strict side not only because he is navy but also cause his father was in the air force while he was growng up,but he has never inflicted any kind of abuse on the kids not even when we had the 6yr old..we understand that parenting can be extremely tough. there is no excuse for what this man has done to his own flesh blood, yes people this was his daughter..he fought his ex wife for custody because she was unfit in some way and look what happened he killed that poor baby.. he should get the chair "

Personal Opinion wrote on Jul 13, 2008 8:37 PM:

" I for one will wait it out and see what evidence they have that proves they killed her. I am not saying they didn't but I am not going to jump to conclusions right away. Just the Benet Ramsey case see what happened 12 years later when new DNA testing was available it proved them NOT to be the killers of her and we all jumped on the band wagon and convicted them without ever knowing for sure or any solid evidence in the case. "

Watchdog Fred wrote on Jul 13, 2008 9:16 PM:

" To: Friend wrote on Jul 12, 2008 2:09 PM: and
confused and angry wrote on Jul 12, 2008 10:51 PM:

I can tell by reading your blogs you are heart broken and aching inside over this horrible loss. I can also tell by your blogs you are loving and caring people who would have interviened had you known anything was this far out of wack.
I will pray for your healing and for the aching to stop in your hearts and that you have fond happy memories of this young lady abound in your hearts and minds and replace the ache and pain this has caused you and lilie's family left behind, grandparents, aunts uncles other relatives and friends. Although senseless events evolve, God just needs them more than we do, or wishes to remove them from the pain they are in and takes them home. Whatever the reason you may rest assured justice will be served in this case, I'm counting on my beloved Navy and Captain Townsend to make certain it does.There is no more precious and sacred a gift God can bestow upon us, than that of a child. "

someone who knows wrote on Jul 13, 2008 10:27 PM:

" lilly may you rest in peace we all love you "

Legend wrote on Jul 14, 2008 1:49 AM:

" I have 2 children and have done 2 deployments with a family. There is no excuse for the actions of those parents. I live in base housing and it's sad when things like this happen because the facts do end up getting twisted around the more people talk about it. Nothing that we do in the navy, especially in an airwing could cause someone to go off the deep end like this. "

GA Pch wrote on Jul 14, 2008 6:12 AM:

" To all that think that they are innoncent until proven quilty, in most cases that is the case. However, careful investigation went on before either one was arrested. They both are equally quilty of killing Lily Jane. Not to mention the mental abuse the older child was put through when she had to see what happened. Chris and Andrea were turned in twice for child abuse on Lily. Had she not fell through the cracks like so many other children do then maybe she would not have had to die. And yes Andrea was always taking some kind of pills for something and even had been know to partake in illeagal drugs so anything could have made her that way. She also thought she was a witch and could cast spells. However, she should not get off on some mental illness break, because she had no problem sleeping around on her husband with that guy in San Deigo last June or bar hopping all the time. Don't let her fool you she was a lot of things and this comes from someone who knows first hand. Justice will be served and I hope she gets 25 to life with outparole. "

NASL Resident wrote on Jul 14, 2008 9:01 AM:

" How many people actually read the first line of this that said "Few details are available in the case ..." , and still most of you have already sentanced the parents! Before you go believing what you read, this article doesn't even have the correct place of work listed. So maybe you should think twice before believing and assuming!! I do know everyone IS entitled to their own opinions, but really-- everyone should gather all the information before they definitively point blame. Most people who know Chris, know he absolutly loved his kids and would never hurt them on purpose! As for Andrea have also met her and agree with many of the comments about her that were left. This situation is very sad, and actually knowing this child and this family makes it even worse. My prayers are with with all the family and friends of Lily. May this little girl get the justice she deserves and the person who killed her do the same! "

The ex husband wrote on Jul 14, 2008 4:50 PM:

" To NASL Resident;
The article did say "Few details are available in the case ,...." But the article was written almost a week ago. Several facts have been given about this case. I have been in contact with the Kings County District Attorney, NCIS, CPS and NAS Lemoore since the incident and the arrest. You see I am Andreas ex husband. We split up in 2003. I have full custody of the three children we have together and am so thankfull for that. Our oldest, was living with the couple and Lily at the time of the incident. I voluntarily let her go to Ca. to get some answers from Andrea, I could never give a 12 year old girl. Boy did she find out what kind of person her mom really was!
Lily should not have EVER been placed in harms way! Neither should my daughter, I thank GOD everyday she was not placed in the same danger this child was, but regret ever bringing her to her mother. With all the facts and knowledge from my daughter, being one of the persons who saw this happen, I know Andrea and Chris will recieve justice for what they've done. "

ex room mate wrote on Jul 14, 2008 7:14 PM:

" This is for NASL resident, Your article said gather information before you point the blame. Here's the thing, at the end of your comment you said May this little girl get the justice she deserves and the person who killed her do the same!. If it's NOT the parents then who else would've done it. The parents said she fell and hit her head on the coffee table. So don't tell people not to point the blame when you, yourself are doing it. I knew the family. And miss Lily very much. She will always be in my prayers. I hope the truth what ever it may be come out. "

Watchdog Fred wrote on Jul 14, 2008 7:43 PM:

" The ex husband wrote on Jul 14, 2008 6:50 PM:
You can't beat yourself up, you thought you were doing the right thing by letting your ex wife answer those questions. It is not your fault this happened and things turned out this way. You tried to do the right thing and failed no one. Your exwife and here current husband failed everyone in the bommunity, but mostly Lily. You can praise God every day that your daughter did not suffer the same end. Our prayers are with you and yours as you struggle to cope with something so horrible and may your daughter be blessed with a memory loss of those events of what happened to Lily. "

Lilys Grandma wrote on Jul 15, 2008 10:42 AM:

" " It shouldn't hurt to be a child" "

Mother of two wrote on Jul 15, 2008 5:28 PM:

" This is for the family and friends who loved this little girl. I cannot look at my children without my heart aching for those who loved this child.

Cry my sorrow, cry my heart
Cry my tears for the life cut short
The heavens break to spill their tears
A child gone before her years.

Dance, Lttle One,among the stars
Unbridled joy, pure innoccence afar
Laugh and sing so the stars shine bright
to let them know your pirit is all right

Be free and shine Little One
Shine with heavenly light
Until the time you'll reunite

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Lilys Grandma wrote on Jul 30, 2008 6:58 PM:

" Thank you Mom of 2 for the beautiful poem. It was read at her funeral. "

Justice wrote on Aug 1, 2008 2:07 PM:

" I do not understand how the ex-husband and his current wife who both reside in Florida can even try to base their opinion on facts surrounding this case considering they are over 2000 away. It is well known that stories get stretched and facts get altered from one end of a ship to the other. Just imagine how twisted information becomes from one end of the cotenant to the other. "

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