BATH COUNTY, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — A Bath County couple has been indicted on criminal abuse charges after an investigation on June 18 revealed that two children were found living in "deplorable conditions," according to court documents.
The documents detail that Kentucky State Police Post 8 and the Department for Community-Based Services responded to a home on Mill Creek Road in Owingsville regarding a complaint.
When arriving at the home, documents reveal that KSP discovered that two children were being fed "only formula" and that "there were dogs not being fed."
According to the documents, investigators noted that the home was not "environmentally clean."
Documents show that after further investigation, two adults in the home, identified as Shane and Angel Dufresne, later "tested positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine, and suboxone."
According to the documents, one of the children also tested positive for methamphetamine.
As a result, on June 25, the couple was arrested and booked in the Rowan County Detention Center, according to documents.
On Aug. 6, the couple was indicted on two counts each of first-degree criminal abuse of a child 12 or under, according to documents.
Arrest warrants have been issued for Shane and Angel, who were out on a $20,000 bond from their initial arrest.
