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The children's parents, 38-year-old Franklin 'TJ' Varney and 25-year-old Megan Smith, were taken into custody after being chased by law enforcement on foot in the woods near their home.
In addition to the 3-year-old child, deputies also discovered a 2-year-old child walking around the home "holding a methamphetamine pipe."
The parents of the children fled the residence abandoning them while the police executed the search in connection with a sexual assault investigation.
Police were executing a search warrant as part of a sexual assault investigation.
Three people are under arrest after authorities say they found one toddler in a cage and another toddler holding a meth pipe at a Logan, Ohio home southeast of Columbus