DAYTON-- Police find a "disgusting mess" which prompted Child Protective Services to take custody of five children.
Police were originally called to the home in the 100 block of Glencoe Avenue, on a report of a theft of a kindle fire, but once inside, they
found conditions, they said were so were disgusting, they had to remove the 5 children.
According to the responding officers, the smell of animal feces and urine in the home was over-whelming.
Police said the kitchen counters were full of dirty dishes, and roaches were crawling everywhere.
Officers said every room had piles of trash, along with dog feces on the floor, and there was no furniture for the children to sleep on.
Police spoke to the mother, Heather Coker who said she couldn't clean her home, because her boyfriend beat so badly and broke her hand.
Dayton police arrested her live-in boyfriend , Goodloe Briscoe for felonious assault , domestic violence, and child endangering.
"I don't know how someone could let their house go like that." Dayton mother Melissa Lockheart said. She feels badly for the 5 year old, the two 8 year olds, the 10 year old, and the 14 year old.
"No kid should live in a nasty environment like that."
Coker was taken to the hospital for her hand injury, but she is also facing child endangering charges.
The 5 children are now living with relatives.
Police were originally called to the home in the 100 block of Glencoe Avenue, on a report of a theft of a kindle fire, but once inside, they
found conditions, they said were so were disgusting, they had to remove the 5 children.
According to the responding officers, the smell of animal feces and urine in the home was over-whelming.
Police said the kitchen counters were full of dirty dishes, and roaches were crawling everywhere.
Officers said every room had piles of trash, along with dog feces on the floor, and there was no furniture for the children to sleep on.
Police spoke to the mother, Heather Coker who said she couldn't clean her home, because her boyfriend beat so badly and broke her hand.
Dayton police arrested her live-in boyfriend , Goodloe Briscoe for felonious assault , domestic violence, and child endangering.
"I don't know how someone could let their house go like that." Dayton mother Melissa Lockheart said. She feels badly for the 5 year old, the two 8 year olds, the 10 year old, and the 14 year old.
"No kid should live in a nasty environment like that."
Coker was taken to the hospital for her hand injury, but she is also facing child endangering charges.
The 5 children are now living with relatives.
