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SISSONVILLE, West Virginia — A deputy conducting a welfare check found two children locked in a barn and another child kept in a loft inside a home, leading to the arrest of the adoptive parents.from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says Donald Ray Lantz, 61, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 61, both of Sissonville, have been charged with felony gross child neglect.
“It’s a pretty bad case. You know, any type of situation like this is not really comparable to this horrific condition,” Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Josh Lester. “It’s just not how you want or how you would expect children to be raised or taken care of.” The child found locked in the home was kept in a loft about 15 feet above the ground, the sheriff’s office says. LesterWhitefeather and Lantz were not at the home when deputies arrived, the sheriff’s office says. When they did arrive, Whitefeather reportedly told deputies that the children liked living in the barn.
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