Parents ditch 10-year-old boy with lone Lunchables meal for 6 hours in bug-filled home while they spent time with 3 other kids, police say

A antheral and pistillate were arrested successful West Virginia aft authorities allegedly discovered their four children were surviving successful filth — with bugs reportedly circling aged nutrient and soiled diapers seen passim the home.

James Dillow, 33, and Acacia Dillow, 29, person each been charged with 4 counts of gross neglect of a child creating a important hazard of decease oregon superior bodily injury, according to tribunal records reviewed by Law&Crime. They are each being held connected $75,000 bail successful the Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility.

On the nighttime of Oct. 1, West Virginia State Police officials were asked to bash a payment cheque astatine a location successful Barbour County, West Virginia. It was suspected that a 10-year-old lad was unsocial astatine the residence.

A trooper went to the code and met with the child, who said his parents had near the location astir six hours earlier and taken his 3 siblings — ages 6, 5 and 3 — on with them, section CBS affiliate WDTV reported. He had not eaten dinner, but for a Lunchables repast that was successful the refrigerator, according to authorities.

Inside the location was a foul smell, according to the trooper, who besides reported seeing aged nutrient covered successful bugs, soiled diapers and stained children's mattresses without sheets. There was besides allegedly a solid smoking point and a grinder with marijuana successful it successful an country that the kids could access.

The Barbour County Sheriff's Office was besides contacted, and aft authorities got a hunt warrant, they searched the location again. Officers reportedly recovered further solid smoking devices and containers carrying what was believed to beryllium THC wax, per the country TV station.

A authorities childcare idiosyncratic besides helped instrumentality enforcement, and the 10-year-old was taken to a antithetic household member's home. It is unclear wherever the different 3 children are.

James and Acacia Dillow are owed successful tribunal for a preliminary proceeding connected Friday.