Five arrested after naked two-year-old found in locked cage in Kentucky, police say

Five people have been arrested after a two-year-old boy was found naked and locked in a cage in Kentucky home littered with faeces, police say.

Carrollton Police Department responded to a tip on Monday regarding a child possibly being held in a caged area at a home in the 700 block of 7th street, according to a news release.

Detectives found “a male child, unclothed and ... locked behind a wooden and metal enclosure that was secured with a padlock”.

Police said the child was younger than three years old.

A search warrant was then executed and two children were removed from the home by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

Brenda Chilton, 71, William Mahoney, 72, Codey Johnson, 29, and Tammy Simmons, 52, all of Carrollton, were arrested and charged with first-degree criminal abuse and first-degree wanton endangerment.

Shelby Turocy, 28, of Ghent was also arrested and charged with first-degree criminal abuse, first-degree wanton endangerment, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana.

All were booked into the Carroll County Detention Centre and are due to face court. It is not yet known if they have engaged lawyers.

Officials did not disclose the relationship between the children and those arrested.

Carrollton Police Detective Dave Roberts told local news station WDRB the tip which led to the discovery of the child came from a delivery driver. Once officers were inside, they discovered a filthy scene.

“A child was behind there, completely unclothed,” Roberts told WDRB.

“There was faeces, and then you’re in that contained area.”

The station also reported eight to 10 dogs in poor health were also found in the home, several of them caged.