A Florida man who was nabbed for horrifically abusing his stepson — thanks to a heroic fast-action taking waitress — has been sentenced to life in prison. Timothy Lee Wilson was found guilty of false imprisonment, aggravated child abuse, and child neglect in June, after Flaviane Carvalho, a manager at a Mrs. Potato restaurant in Orlando, noticed that he didn’t order the boy's food on New Year’s Day of 2021 — and that the child was covered with scratches and bruises on his arm. Carvalho quickly wrote a note reading “Do you need help?” and flashed it to the then-11-year-old victim — while standing behind his oblivious parents. A quick-thinking waitress saved a boy from being abused after a couple denied him food at a Florida restaurant, authorities said. Restaurant server Flaviane Carvalho wrote a quick note asking if an 11-year-old boy was in danger. “I’m super concerned and I don’t know what to do, can you give me some advice?” Carvalho asked a dispatcher, according to WFLA. An investigation found that the child had been subjected to torture and neglect by Timothy Lee Wilson and his mother, Kristin Swann. The abuse included being hung upside down from a door on Christmas Day and handcuffed to a dolly, authorities said. Wilson was hit with several life terms in an Orlando courtroom on Friday. Swann was also charged with neglect and her case is still pending. Officials lauded Carvalho’s vigilance after Wilson’s arrest. “We probably would’ve been talking about a potential homicide investigation if she [Carvalho] had not intervened when she did,” Orlando Chief of Police Orlando Rolón said at the time. Authorities praised restaurant server and manager, Flaviane Carvalho, for helping an 11-year-old child seek help. #heroic #timothyleewilson #truecrime SUBSCRIBE HERE: www.youtube.com/c/deeptruecrime?sub_c... SUPPORT MY WORK Buy Me a Coffee ☕ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/deeptrue... ☕ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA www.twitter.com/deeptruecrime www.facebook.com/deeptruecrime www.tiktok.com/@deeptruecrime www.instagram.com/deeptruecrime Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.
