Hamblen County (WVLT) – Police say there is a long history of police calls to deal with foster child problems at the home of the man accused of killing his foster son this weekend.

That man is Kenneth Wayne Taylor, 53 who is charged with reckless homicide in the choking death of 16-year-old Jordan Kaleb Shelton.

Saturday was far from the first time that sheriff's deputies had been called to Taylor's Hamblen County home to deal with a problem involving foster children.

According to sheriff's incident reports, deputies were called on at least five prior occasions.

On March 3, 2006, a foster child told officers at the emergency room that he was hurt when his foster father "threw him all over."

He later admitted he was hurt trying to climb out the window.

On February 9, 2007, a foster child was reported missing from the home.

On March 11, 2007, two foster children at the Taylor home were accused of breaking into a neighbor's home.

On September 17, 2007, a foster child never returned home.

On September 18, 2007, the Taylor’s report a runaway foster child.

The victim's family thinks those incidents should have been red flags.

"It's a failed system from top to bottom,” said Bill Peach, the victim’s uncle. “Uncovering that, making people realize, hoping that it's not sugar-coated and swept under the rug, which is what it seems like could have possibly happen."

Taylor was never charged with any crime or wrongdoing in connection with any of the five incidents.

He's free on bond until his preliminary hearing on January 17.

Meanwhile, Jordan was laid to rest on Wednesday at the Stokely Chapel Church Cemetery.