After troopers discovered a residence in Harrison County harboring numerous minors and an elderly mother amidst “a severe amount of dog feces,” a woman has been prosecuted.
According to a criminal complaint, on November 11, troopers from the West Virginia State Police’s Harrison County detachment went to a Clarksburg residence to interview a woman.
According to the troopers, “a significant number of flying insects emerged” and started landing on Crystal Kelley’s face as soon as she answered the door in Clarksburg. Kelley is 42 years old.
Troopers discovered “the residence lacked water service” and three juveniles in the house, along with an 18-year-old who was still being cared for by Kelley, as stated in the complaint.
While conducting their inspection of the house, troopers noticed that the minors seemed coated in dirt and had what looked like dog poop on their feet. Not only that, but they found traces of dog urine all over the house, even in the closets—which had become “makeshift defecation areas” because the restrooms were out of commission.
Troopers found “mold on the floor within the residence” and “feces coming up from the toilet,” according to the complaint.
An old woman resides at the residence, and Kelley is employed by a company that is responsible for her care, according to the lawsuit. One of the dogs at the house “had multiple scratches to the top of its head,” and troopers found no water for any of the animals.
A large quantity of dog feces was found where the dogs were confined, according to the troopers who were in the basement area. Troopers were informed by Kelley that she had smoked marijuana thirty minutes before they arrived, and that she had smoked methamphetamine in one of the juvenile’s bedrooms, said the complaint.
The charges against Kelley include cruelty to animals, maltreatment of children, and abuse of the elderly. Prison officials have taken her into custody.