The son of the man accused of kidnapping 9-year-old Charlotte Sena disavowed his father in a profane rant – saying the family wants “nothing to do with him” and shouting that he “couldn’t give a f–k if he dropped dead!”
Craig Ross Jr.’s adult son, identified by TMZ as Joshua, lashed out Tuesday as he was spotted at his father’s home in upstate Porter Corners.
“He’s in jail. We want nothing to do with him. I couldn’t give a f— if the dude dropped dead tomorrow — I couldn’t care less,” he told a reporter shooting the video.
“He’s disgusting, he’s gross, he should die,” Joshua added from inside the house in a testy exchange with the reporter, who wanted him to come outside and address the camera directly.
“I couldn’t care less,” the man added about his dad as he asked to be left alone.
Other reporters also were at the scene, where the man walked through the front door and ranted about his dad from behind a screen.
“Yeah, he’s my father, but why do I have to deal with this s–t?” he shouted, Fox News reported. “Everyone is asking me all this. I don’t know anything. I hate him and hope he dies in prison.”
Several law enforcement officers had searched the home, which the 47-year-old suspect listed as his address after his arrest Monday.
Police descended Monday at the property, where he allegedly cared for his 11-year-old daughter a few days a week. His two sons reportedly lived with him at the address.
Craig was accused of kidnapping Charlotte while she was biking in Moreau Lake State Park. The little girl was found hiding in the cupboard of a camper that he had recently moved into.
The big break in the case came Monday morning when a man reportedly dropped a ransom letter bearing fingerprints in the Sena family’s mailbox.
Investigators entered the prints into their database and matched them to Ross Jr., who had been arrested in Saratoga in 1999 on a DWI charge, Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters Monday night.
Police descended on a Ballston Spa address where the suspect kept his camper behind his mom’s house and arrested him “after some resistance” at about 6:30 p.m., the governor said.
Neighbors told Daily Mail that Ross suffered from multiple sclerosis and had recently moved back onto his mother’s property in Ballston Spa due to his condition.
The suspect was charged with one count of kidnapping, but additional charges are expected.