Kid In Cage With Meth Pipe | Daily Brief
Episode 455, Sep 23, 2022, 03:00 PM
After a sexual assault investigation led authorities to a youngster who was allegedly found in a cage and another who was holding a methamphetamine pipe, two parents remain at large and a grandma is in custody.
The Hocking County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that on September 18 they had searched a house on Bear Run Road based on a search warrant. It was in "deplorable state," according to the Sheriff's Office.
A 3-year-old was reportedly "kept inside a cage, which was secured with zip ties" until investigators gained entry. A cup of ruined milk, various bugs, and unclean bedding were purportedly found in the cage.
The Sheriff's Office reports that a 2-year-old was seen carrying a methamphetamine pipe around the house.
Franklin Varney, 38, and Megan Smith, 25, the parents, reportedly left the house during the sexual assault inquiry. The children are currently living with their grandmother, 61-year-old Ella Webb, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Reports state that Webb was taken into custody by the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office after being charged with endangering minors, a third-degree crime.
The Hocking County Sheriff's Office states that the parents have been charged with child endangerment in the third degree.
It has been stated that the youngsters have been placed in temporary foster care.
Caleb J. Moritz, chief deputy of the sheriff's office in Hocking County, Ohio, issued the following statement: "I urge Mr. Varney and Ms. Smith to turn themselves in to the authorities right away. The Hocking County Sheriff's Office will exhaust every local, state, and federal resource available to bring these two to justice if they chose to escape from their obligations again tonight."
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The Hocking County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that on September 18 they had searched a house on Bear Run Road based on a search warrant. It was in "deplorable state," according to the Sheriff's Office.
A 3-year-old was reportedly "kept inside a cage, which was secured with zip ties" until investigators gained entry. A cup of ruined milk, various bugs, and unclean bedding were purportedly found in the cage.
The Sheriff's Office reports that a 2-year-old was seen carrying a methamphetamine pipe around the house.
Franklin Varney, 38, and Megan Smith, 25, the parents, reportedly left the house during the sexual assault inquiry. The children are currently living with their grandmother, 61-year-old Ella Webb, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Reports state that Webb was taken into custody by the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office after being charged with endangering minors, a third-degree crime.
The Hocking County Sheriff's Office states that the parents have been charged with child endangerment in the third degree.
It has been stated that the youngsters have been placed in temporary foster care.
Caleb J. Moritz, chief deputy of the sheriff's office in Hocking County, Ohio, issued the following statement: "I urge Mr. Varney and Ms. Smith to turn themselves in to the authorities right away. The Hocking County Sheriff's Office will exhaust every local, state, and federal resource available to bring these two to justice if they chose to escape from their obligations again tonight."
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