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Traci Lynn Tyler, 39, and the child’s biological father, Alex Craig Shadlow, 30, were arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree kidnapping.
The child was locked in a 6-foot-by-6-foot area under the stairs for prolonged periods of time. Shadlow released the child to go to school each day, which is right across the street from their home. The enclosure was dark, had a cement floor and was secured from the outside by a lock. The child slept there without a mattress, blanket or pillow, and was not allowed to use a toilet but was provided a tin can to use.
Tyler and Shadlow told the child a "dog had died" in the same confined space to add to the child's mental torture. Throughout this time, the child was deprived of food, which included locking the kitchen to prevent him access.
Their preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 30.
Court documents reveal child was secluded, deprived of food
The child was locked in a 6-foot-by-6-foot area under the stairs for prolonged periods of time. Shadlow released the child to go to school each day, which is right across the street from their home. The enclosure was dark, had a cement floor and was secured from the outside by a lock. The child slept there without a mattress, blanket or pillow, and was not allowed to use a toilet but was provided a tin can to use.
Tyler and Shadlow told the child a "dog had died" in the same confined space to add to the child's mental torture. Throughout this time, the child was deprived of food, which included locking the kitchen to prevent him access.
Their preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 30.
Court documents reveal child was secluded, deprived of food