5 northern Kentucky people charged with abuse after 2-year-old boy found locked in 'caged area'

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Five northern Kentucky people have been arrested for child abuse after police said they found a young child locked in a "caged area."

According to a Facebook post from the Carrollton Police Department on Monday, Brenda Chilton, 71, of Carrollton, William Mahoney, 72, of Carrollton, Codey Johnson, 29, of Carrollton, Tammy Simmons, 52, of Carrollton, and Shelby Turocy, 28, of Ghent, Kentucky, were all arrested.

Officers responded to a home in the 700 block of 7th Street in Carrollton on Monday after receiving a tip that a child may be being held in a caged area.

According to the post, a search warrant was served and during the search of the home, officers found a 2-year-old boy "unclothed and locked behind a wooden and metal enclosure that was secured with a padlock." Court documents said officers found human urine and feces all over the room the boy was held in.

Police said in the post that two children were removed from the home by family services.

All five people are charged with criminal abuse and wanton endangerment and are being held in the Carroll County Jail.

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