CARROLLTON, Ky. (WDKY) — Five people are now facing charges after a 2-year-old boy and several dogs were found in cages in a northern Kentucky home earlier this week.
Police in Carrollton, located on the Kentucky-Indiana border about 52 miles northeast of Louisville, said they received a tip about a child being held in a caged area on Monday.
At the scene, authorities said a 2-year-old boy was found without clothes and locked in a wooden and metal cage that was secured with a padlock.
Upon further investigation, officers found eight to 10 dogs in poor health in the home, with several of them in cages, according to local outlet WDRB.
An arrest citation showed that the floor inside the caged area was covered in urine and feces.
Authorities confirmed the child was safely removed from the home. Another child was also reportedly found in the home.
Charges of first-degree criminal abuse and first-degree wanton endangerment were filed against Brenda Chilton, 71; William Mahoney, 72; Codey Johnson, 29 of Carrollton; and Tammy Simmons, 52, all of Carrollton.
Shelby Turocy, 28, of Ghent was charged with first-degree criminal abuse, first-degree wanton endangerment, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana.
All five were booked into the Carroll County Detention Center, according to police. Investigators told WDRB that those arrested include the child’s great-grandmother, grandmother, and father.