A Cedar Falls couple has been arrested after police found their mobile home to be in deplorable condition, according to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. 36 year old Amanda Ferrell and 38 year old Thomas Meeker were both charged with three counts of Child Endangerment. Police got a tip that three children lived at the home and would go days without food and there was no running water. When police arrived at the home they noted the odor of rotting garbage and feces. Inside they found insects throughout and the bathtub was filled with feces and urine. The home was in such a state that when police contacted the fire department to come in, they instructed them to wear protective clothing. The children were not in the home at the time. Ferrell and Meeker told police they were living with a relative. When police visited the relative’s residence they found the children but none of their belongings.
