(Fremont Co) The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says 78-year-old Elvin Leroy Culley and 61-year-old Martha Karen Perry-Culley, of Hamburg, were arrested on August 9th in connection to a child endangerment case. Both were charged with Neglect or Abandonment of a Dependent Person and Child Endangerment. Bond was set at $10,000 cash.
Background:
On July 25th, at approximately 8:53 a.m., the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a small child, alone, near the roadway in the 1700 block of Washington Street in Hamburg. Deputies discovered a 4-year-old child, with reported developmental disabilities, covered in filth and a mixture of both human and animal feces outside the residence. Deputies located another child inside the home. Both children were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.
Deputies allege that the parents, 26-year-old Dustin Carl Lee Perry and 26-year-old Lindsey Barbara Marie Hamilton, both of Shenandoah, left the children in the care of relatives with the direction to keep the 4-year-old in a makeshift cage.
Deputies located the cage in the home constructed out of a pack and play, a baby gate roof, and zip ties. Deputies allege that the child was able to escape from the device and left the home without waking the occupants.
Deputies discovered a second homemade cage where it is alleged that the child was kept in a walk-in closet in a home in Shenandoah.
Both Perry and Hamilton were arrested and charged with Neglect or Abandonment of a Dependent Person and Child Endangerment.
Several children were removed from the home by DHS.
