Vance man charged with child abuse, torture after deputies discover child shackled to bed

David Wesley Phillips, 30, was charged with aggravated child abuse and torture or willful abuse after deputies found a child handcuffed to a bed during a welfare check at his Vance home. Investigators say the child had been restrained over a period of months and kept from education, medical care and contact with others. Phillips was jailed on Nov. 9. The investigation began after deputies checked why his children were not enrolled in school.