Authorities have apprehended five individuals in northern Kentucky on charges of child abuse, following the discovery of a young child confined in a “caged area.”
On Monday, the Carrollton Police Department shared on Facebook that five individuals were taken into custody: Brenda Chilton, 71, William Mahoney, 72, Codey Johnson, 29, Tammy Simmons, 52, all from Carrollton, and Shelby Turocy, 28, from Ghent, Kentucky.
Authorities arrived at a residence in the 700 block of 7th Street in Carrollton on Monday following a report suggesting that a child might be confined in a caged space.
A search warrant was executed, and during the investigation of the residence, authorities discovered a 2-year-old boy “unclothed and confined behind a wooden and metal enclosure that was secured with a padlock.” Legal filings revealed that law enforcement discovered human waste scattered throughout the room where the boy was confined.