Florida Man Locked His Elderly Dad in Room Covered in Feces and Infested With Roaches for 8 Months
A Florida man was criminally charged earlier this month for allegedly neglecting to care for his elderly dad and forcing the disabled man to live in substandard conditions.
According to Crime Online, a 55-year-old man called 911 on April 5, requesting medical attention as he suffered a wave of seizures, and his 22-year-old son, Jonathan Woods, did not help him.
The disabled man also said he had been locked in his room for around eight months. Palm Beach County police responded to the house as fire rescue removed the man from the residence.
At that time, the cops learned of the hazardous conditions in the home, especially the man's bathroom, which reportedly had feces on the walls, floors, and bed.
A police report noted that the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said when they assisted the elderly man out of bed, cockroaches had come out from underneath him. They further noted that the victim was also covered in feces and had bedsores since he was bedridden.
The cops also said the bed and the flooring were unable to be seen due to trash and feces covering it. They have also observed plastic bottles filled with urine in the room.
Elderly Dad in Florida Locked in the Room
Once in a hospital, a nurse reported that the victim had bedsores in his groin area. According to New York Daily News, the nurse described it as a "classic case of neglect."
The victim told police that his son had moved in with him two or three years earlier after he suffered from strokes. However, he said he could still get around with a motorized wheelchair.
Until eight months ago, Jonathan Woods would bring his elderly dad food and water into the bedroom while he and his girlfriend stayed in the main portion of the house The victim also told police that his son tied a string from the outside of his door to another door in the house so he could not go outside.
The elderly man further noted that he would give his son money to buy food. However, Woods and his girlfriend would often come home with dinner but not give him any.
He added that he had not eaten in four days, and the last thing he ate was a leftover hamburger that likely belonged to his son or his girlfriend.
Florida Man Charged
In the police report, the elderly man started crying and said he did not want to get his son in trouble, but he could not live the way he was living anymore.
The disabled man noted that he was afraid that he would die if he continued to live in the conditions that he was living in now, according to CBS 12 News.
While police were talking to the elderly man, the victim received a text message from his son, stating that he and his girlfriend were going to be arrested.
The text continued to say that the victim should have told Woods that he was going to call 911 so that he could have cleaned up before the authorities got there.
When police contacted Woods, he said he knew he had not been doing what he should have been doing for his father. The Florida man noted that they "did not know how bad things were" and that "the smell was not that bad."
Woods is now charged with false imprisonment and neglect of an elderly person/disabled adult. He will remain in jail on a $50,000 bond.
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Written by: Mary Webber
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