Allen County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant Friday because of suspected drug use.
What they found was much worse.
In a Tuesday press release, the Sheriff’s Department announced two suspects had been arrested on three counts of aggravated child endangerment, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
During the search of the home, where at least three children lived, deputies found “deplorable” living conditions, according to the news release.
The home at 323 S. Cottonwood St. in Iola had floors covered in urine and feces, believed to be from animals, and the house was infested with cockroaches and ants, deputies said.
One child’s bedroom had an air conditioner blowing sweltering hot air. The chemical odor in the room was almost overwhelming, the deputies said.
A broken bed frame and dirty blanket were on the floor, with no mattress found.
In the bedroom of two other children, deputies found a pair of mattresses, that presumably used to be white, but were now “brown with disgusting filth”
A mop bucket between the rooms was filled with what deputies described as fermented urine.
The two suspects, Jayce T. Ingrahm, 36, and Kimberly I. Mahoney, 42, were taken to Allen County Jail.
The three children were taken into protective custody. All were reported as being unkempt and visibly unclean. One was reported as extremely underweight and appearing malnourished, deputies said.
