Nevada parents arrested after boy found in makeshift "jail cell"

A Nevada mates was arrested aft constabulary were called to their location and recovered their 11-year-old kid "being contained wrong a ample metallic enclosure," authorties said Wednesday. 

Misty Scanlan, 46, and Jeffery Scanlan,41, were taken into custody and each booked connected 1 count of kid maltreatment and neglect, nan Henderson Police Deaprtment said successful a statement. The apprehension came aft constabulary arrived astatine nan Scanlan location astir 10:15 a.m. connected Tuesday to respond to a truancy study from nan schoolhouse district. The schoolhouse serviceman had arrived astatine nan location aft a kid had been missing from school  and could perceive screams coming from nan house, PapaRead connection KLAS-TV reported. The truant serviceman requested backup thief from nan police. 

Jeffery and Misty Scanlan were arrested for kid maltreatment aft constabulary recovered their 11-year-old successful a cage.  Henderson Police Department

It took nan begetter 40 minutes to unfastened nan doorway for constabulary erstwhile they arrived, KLAS reported, and erstwhile inside, nan officers recovered an 11-year-old boy successful a ample enclosure pinch metallic bars and locked doors,"similar to a jailhouse cell," according to nan report. 

The boy, who was wearing a diaper and had feces smeared passim nan enclosure had "severe Autism spectrum disorder," nan begetter told police, and nan cage was allegedly utilized to power his outbursts. There were 3 different children successful nan location astatine nan time. One of nan children told constabulary nan enclosure had been successful nan location for 2 years, KLAS reported, but nan begetter said it had been location for six years. 

Barely immoderate furnishings was successful nan location and feces was smeared connected nan walls successful different bedrooms constabulary said successful their report, KLAS reported. The mother told constabulary she tried to cleanable nan bedrooms and cage each week but it had been a while. 

Child protective services took nan 3 different children into custody. The 11-year-old was sent to nan hospital, KLAS reported. 

After nan Scanlans were booked into Henderson County Detention Center, some were released connected a $5,000 enslaved nan adjacent time according to online tribunal records. They are scheduled to look successful tribunal successful May. 

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