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Police alleged in an arrest declaration that the cage was "similar to a jail cell"

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A case of child abuse in Henderson is spotlighting the importance of the work Clark County School District truancy officers do each day. Jeffery Scanlan, 41, and Misty Scanlan, 46, are each facing one charge of child abuse and are accused of locking their 11-year-old boy in a cage, according to […]

Two Henderson parents were arrested Tuesday after an 11-year-old child was found in a 'large metal enclosure' after being absent from school, police said.

Two Henderson parents have been arrested on suspicion on child abuse after police found an 11-year-old inside a large metal enclosure inside a residence.

Misty Scanlan, 46, and Jeffery Scanlan,41, were taken into custody and each booked on one count of child abuse and neglect.

Misty Scanlan, 46, and Jeffery Scanlan,41, were taken into custody and each booked on one count of child abuse and neglect.

A Nevada couple was arrested on Tuesday after authorities found their 11-year-old son with autism held in a metal cage, wearing only a diaper with feces smeared on the cage's floor.

Henderson Police have arrested a couple after an 11-year-old child diagnosed with autism was found in a makeshift ‘jail cell’ after being reported absent from school.

Henderson Police have arrested a couple after an 11-year-old child diagnosed with autism was found in a makeshift ‘jail cell’ after being reported absent from school.