in World News Child Tells Babysitter There’s A Monster Under The Bed. Babysitter Looks, Gets Shock Of Her Life
By Hank Berrien
“Those children will never believe there’s not a monster under the bed. A literal living nightmare.”
At roughly 10:30 p.m. Monday, a babysitter in a home near Great Bend, Kansas, was putting children to bed when one of them told her a monster was under the bed. Hoping to reassure the child, the babysitter looked under the bed and came face-to-face with someone.
Martin Villalobos, Jr., 27, who had previously lived at the home but had been issued a protection from abuse order banning him from the property, was hiding underneath. When he was discovered, he reportedly had an altercation with the babysitter and knocked over a child before fleeing the house, according to the Barton County Sheriff’s Office.
The Barton County Sheriff’s Office released this statement:
On March 24, 2025 at about 10:30 PM Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 2000 block of Patton Road, just outside the city of Great Bend. The deputies were responding to a reported disturbance call. Upon arrival the deputies contacted the victim who stated she was babysitting children at the residence. When putting the children to bed, one child complained there was a “monster” under their bed. When the victim attempted to show the child there was nothing under the bed, she came face-to-face with a male suspect who was hiding there. An altercation ensued with the babysitter and one child was knocked over in the struggle. The suspect then fled the scene before deputies arrived.