Father Arrested For Child Endangerment in Fiery Deaths of Four Children

LUBBOCK, TX-- A man just southwest of Lubbock was arrested this morning for the death of his four children yesterday in a mobile home fire.

Wesley Lance Harvey was arrested by Lubbock County Sheriffs Deputies for abandoning or endangerment of a child.

The Lubbock County Sheriffs Office released this statement concerning the arrest to KLBK

"Wesley Lance Harvey date of birth XX-XX-1990 was placed under arrest for unrelated misdemeanor warrants on 11-8-18 at approximately 5:00 am. While continuing the investigation an additional warrant for Abandoning or Endangering a Child was obtained for Wesley Lance Harvey. Wesley Lance Harvey is currently in the Lubbock County Detention Center awaiting arraignment on all charges. There were no other injuries because of this fire. We are continuing to investigate the cause of the fire and any additional criminal charges that are applicable. We have no further comment at this time."