WISE COUNTY (KRLD/NBCDFW) - The parents of four children found in deplorable conditions in Wise County had their bonds set Wednesday morning.
Paige Harkings and Andrew Fabila, both 24, each face four counts of child endangerment. She also faces an additional charge of aggravated assault.
Bond has been set at $15,000 each for each charge; Fabila is behind held on $60,000 bond and Harkings is being held on $75,000 bond.
The sheriff of Wise County called it one of the most disturbing cases he has ever encountered in an interview with KRLD after the discovery was made Tuesday.
"It sickens us all, and we hate to see things like this going on, especially in Wise County," says Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin.
Deputies were called to a house this morning on County Road 4930 between Newark and Rhome on a report of domestic violence.
As deputies were questioning the couple, they heard children's voices.
What they found disgusted them to no end.
"They found filthy conditions — two younger children who appeared to be undernourished and two of the older children who were locked inside of the dog kennel," says Sheriff Akin.
The dog kennel measured no bigger than one cubic yard.
"It's probably a kennel that's suitable for a larger dog," says Sheriff Akin, "but there were two children inside that kennel."
The four kids are three boys and one girl, ages 5, 4, 3 and 1.
"The children were covered in feces as well as urine, and they were in a very filthy state," says Sheriff Akin.
And they were all malnourished.
"There was plenty of food in the house, but all of the food was under lock and key," Akin says.
The kids were taken to Cook Children's Medical Center and were turned over to CPS custody.
