Police Arrest 4 Living In Trailer Who Kept 2 Boys In Wire Dog Kennel
North Platte, Nebraska police arrested four adults who lived in a trailer and removed one couple’s four children, including two boys, ages three and five, who reportedly were kept in a wire dog kennel. The two other children were aged eight and eight months.
CNN reports:
“Upon arrival and subsequent entrance into the residence, the officers found the residence to be highly unsanitary and unsafe for children to reside in,” police Lt. Rich Hoaglund said in a statement. “There was trash, dirty clothing, food and animal feces and urine throughout the residence.”
Two young children, ages 5 and 3, were found in the metal kennel, which was secured by a wire tie, Hoaglund said. The cage reportedly had a mattress.
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Police got an anonymous tip and did a welfare check on the residence Monday, said Lincoln County Attorney Rebecca Harling.
“Upon arrival and subsequent entrance into the residence, the officers found the residence to be highly unsanitary and unsafe for children to reside in,” police Lt. Rich Hoaglund said in a statement. “There was trash, dirty clothing, food and animal feces and urine throughout the residence.”
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Officers did not see any signs of obvious physical abuse to the children, Hoaglund told CNN.
Police said the four adults, whose exact relationships with the children were unclear Tuesday, were aware of the conditions They were charged with felony child abuse, first-degree false imprisonment and misdemeanor child abuse, police said.
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The Washington Post adds:
The children’s mother, 22-year-old Ashly Clark, told officers she put her boys in the kennel at night to keep them from climbing out of the trailer through a window, Hoaglund said.
A couple — 25-year-old Bryson Eyten and 24-year-old Samantha Eyten — also lived in the trailer with their 8-year-old and 8-month-old children. Hoaglund said those children were not kept in the kennel.
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