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Enid Mother Arrested After Children Found Locked in Filthy Apartment Bedroom

Police say the mother told officers she had modified the bedroom to lock from the outside, using it routinely.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 8:45 a.m. Friday to the Rolling Meadows Apartments after a neighbor reported 2- and 4-year-old children screaming for their mother.
  • Neighbors entered through an unlocked front door and found the children alone, with one reportedly inside a closet.
  • Body camera video shows trash, bugs, and piles of animal feces throughout the apartment, according to police.
  • The 25-year-old returned from babysitting at a relative’s unit and was arrested on felony child abuse and child neglect complaints.
  • She remains in police custody, the children are with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, and KOCO is withholding her name pending formal charges.