FIVE persons were taken into custody after a 2-year-old was found naked and locked in a cage in Kentucky home littered with feces.
Carrollton police said in a news release that officers responded to a home in the 700 block of 7th Street following a tip Monday about a child’s possibly being held in a caged area.
It was gathered that detectives found a male child, unclothed and under the age of 3 that was locked behind a wooden and metal enclosure that was secured with a padlock.
A property was searched with a warrant, and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services removed two children from the home.
Brenda Chilton, 71, William Mahoney, 72, Codey Johnson, 29, and 52-year-old Tammy Simmons, all of Carrollton, were arrested and charged with first-degree criminal abuse and first-degree wanton endangerment.
Shelby Turocy, 28, of Ghent, was also arrested and charged with first-degree criminal abuse, first-degree wanton endangerment, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.
All were booked into the Carroll County Detention Center.
Officials did not disclose the relationship between the children and those arrested.
Police Detective Dave Roberts told newsmen in Louisville that the tip that led to the discovery came from a delivery driver.
Once officers got inside, they discovered a filthy scene.
“A child was behind there, completely unclothed.
“There was feces, and then you’re in that contained area,” Roberts said.
The station also reported that eight to 10 dogs were found in the home in poor health, several of them caged.
