The Scioto County Grand Jury handed down indictments for child endangering and felonious assault against a Riddlebarger Road couple after CPS and Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies rescued four small children from a filthy bug-infested house on Wednesday. Authorities then rushed the kids, ranging from 1 to 7 years old, to the hospital for treatment of multiple injuries.
David Shepherd, 27, and Amanda Shepherd, 29, were indicted on seven counts of endangering children and three counts of felonious assault.
It all started when CPS contacted the Sheriff’s Office to say they’d been asked to do a child welfare check at a Riddlebarger Road home.
Detectives Jodi Conkel and John Cart headed to the home along with a CPS investigator.
What they found shocked everyone involved. The house was filled with trash and infested with bugs. Photos provided by the Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman show the horrific conditions.