Mom of three children locked in filthy home used meth
Parents of three young children found abandoned and locked inside a feces-strewn Lake Stevens, Wash. home are each being held on $100,000 bail.
The two appeared in court on Wednesday. The mother of the children, Amanda Foley, admitted using methamphetamine and said she is pregnant. She and her husband, Mark Dorson, are 33.
The children, ages seven, three and 11 months, were found in the home Saturday, surrounded by animal feces and garbage, with no heat or food present.
Police say it's not known how long the children were left unattended, but the parents had to be tracked down by investigators.
Police say officers were called to a home to a report of possible child neglect on Saturday. When officers arrived, they spoke from the outside to a 7-year-old girl who was padlocked inside the house, police say.
The children were taken to the hospital to be examined. One of them was treated for hypothermia and dehydration. All three were transferred to the custody of Child Protective Services.
Police say preliminary investigations indicate a history of CPS complaints at the residence.