Two parents are facing neglect charges after Anderson police officers found their children living in filthy conditions and in close proximity to a 4-foot-long lizard that was being kept in the family’s bathtub. FOX 59 reports police received a tip from a neighbor who told them the family’s apartment was covered in feces and that a “large reptile” was living in the bathroom.
The parents, 33-year-old Cristine Castro and 24-year-old James Johnson, are each facing three felony counts of neglect.