Police say Martin County couple’s home a danger to children living there

James and Patricia Long James and Patricia Long
James and Patricia Long
James and Patricia Long

INEZ, Ky. — A Martin County couple was arrested after police were called to their home on a social services complaint.

Deputies were called Friday to a Rockhouse Road home, where James Long, 46, and Patricia Long, 43, live with three minor girls, ranging in age from 4 to 17.

Deputies saw trash littering the outside of the home when they arrived, but then found even more inside the home. The police report notes the home’s floors were impassable with trash, moldy food containers and dog feces, and the house had an odor of animal urine and feces. The home had no water or garbage service, resulting in toilets that were filled with human waste.

The deputies wrote that they were unable to find any food inside the home.

The three girls were placed in protective custody, while James and Patricia Long were arrested on a charge of endangering the welfare of a minor. That charge is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail.