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<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#382b2c;font-size:14px"><strong>Boy, 9, is found locked in outdoor dog kennel in freezing cold outside a home in Lexington, North Carolina, who told cops he&#8217;d been living there since April</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#382b2c;font-size:14px"><strong>Child was found barefoot was found by authorities in an outdoor kennel that was secured with a padlock, in 28-degree weather </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#382b2c;font-size:14px"><strong>Officers rescued him after receiving an anonymous call that a child had been locked in an outdoor dog kennel </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#382b2c;font-size:14px"><strong>The youngster was found in squalor and shivering. He had only been wearing a T-shirt, blue jeans and no shoes </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#382b2c;font-size:14px"><strong><strong>Sarah Starr, the child&#8217;s stepmother, Jonathan Starr, the child&#8217;s biological father, and Shelley Barnes, the aunt of Sarah Starr and owner of the property</strong> were arrested </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#382b2c;font-size:14px"><strong>Sarah and Jonathan Starr were charged with felony child abuse, misdemeanor child abuse, and false imprisonment </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#382b2c;font-size:14px"><strong>Secured bond of $100,000 each was set for the minor boy&#8217;s father and stepmother </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#382b2c;font-size:14px"><strong>Barnes was charged with felony child abuse, misdemeanor child abuse, false imprisonment, possession of a firearm by felon, maintaining a dwelling place for controlled substances, and <strong>held on a $300,000 bond </strong></strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#382b2c;font-size:14px"><strong><strong>Davidson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office took five other children who lived at the residence into protective custody </strong></strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Sarah-and-Jonathan-Starr-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-421892" width="840" height="577"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Sarah and Jonathan Starr were charged with felony child abuse, misdemeanor child abuse, and false imprisonment. They were each given a $100,000 secured bond</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In a shocking discovery a North Carolina boy, 9, was found by sheriff&#8217;s deputy locked in outdoor dog kennel in freezing cold after, he&#8217;d lived there for seven months.<br>Following the discovery, Sarah Starr, the child&#8217;s stepmother, Jonathan Starr, the child&#8217;s biological father, and Shelley Barnes, the aunt of Sarah Starr and owner of the property, were arrested. <br>Sarah and Jonathan Starr were charged with felony child abuse, misdemeanor child abuse, and false imprisonment. <br>Secured bond of $100,000 each was set for the minor boy&#8217;s father and stepmother, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/child-locked-dog-kennel-tells-detectives-lived-outside-months-3-family-members-arrested" target="_blank">Fox News</a> reported. <br>Shelley Barnes was charged with felony child abuse, misdemeanor child abuse, false imprisonment, possession of a firearm by felon, and maintaining a dwelling place for controlled substances. <br>She is being held on a $300,000 bond.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Shelley-Barnes-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-421894" width="836" height="737"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Shelley Barnes was charged with felony child abuse, misdemeanor child abuse, false imprisonment, possession of a firearm by felon, and maintaining a dwelling place for controlled substances. She was being held on a $300,000 bond</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Officers received an anonymous call from someone who reported that a child had been locked in an outdoor dog kennel on Cress Road in Lexington around 7 am on October 10.<br>They tipster said they believed the child had been there overnight. When deputies from the Davidson County Sheriffs Office arrived at the residence they made the horrifying discovery. <br>The youngster was found in squalor and shivering. He had only been wearing a T-shirt, blue jeans and no shoes. Temperatures were only 28 degrees with visible frost on the ground. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NC-boy-9-caged-in-dog-kennel-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-421812"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>Officers received an anonymous call from someone who reported that a child had been locked in an outdoor dog kennel on Cress Road in Lexington and that they believed the child had been there overnight.</strong></figcaption></figure>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Officers received an anonymous call from someone who reported that a child had been locked in an outdoor dog kennel on Cress Road in Lexington and that they believed the child had been there overnight.<br>Inside the kennel were two blankets, a coat, a hooded sweatshirt, a pair of kid&#8217;s shoes, two short sleeved shirts and a pair of pants, all of which were damp. Along with a battery-operated light found underneath the straw in the doghouse.<br>Sheriff Richie Simmons, a veteran with the Davidson County Sheriff department, said: &#8216;I&#8217;ve been in law enforcement for 36 years and I&#8217;ve never seen anything of this significance.&#8217; <br>All three are scheduled to appear in court on November 10. Davidson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said that the case is still an ongoing and active investigation.</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>NC boy found locked in outdoor dog kennel in freezing cold</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The child was taken to Brenner&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Hospital in Winston-Salem. He was evaluated and released that same day.<br>The dog kennel had been secured with a padlock. Starr told detectives that the only person who knew the lock combination was the boy&#8217;s aunt. During the rescue, a neighbor arrived on the scene and advised deputies that the boy had been in the dog kennel since 10:30 p.m. the night before because he and brought him a coat and some snacks. <br>After removing the child from the kennel, deputies forced entry into the home and located an adult identified as Sarah Starr and two other children, an infant and a 4-year-old. The children were unharmed. <br>The boy rescued from the dog kennel told detectives he did not have a room inside the house &#8220;because he lived outside&#8221; since April<br>Davidson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office took the five other children who lived at the residence in protective custody.</p>

Cops rescue North Carolina boy, 9, locked in outdoor dog kennel in freezing cold after living there for seven months – Dad, stepmom and her aunt are charged with child abuse
