JENNINGS COUNTY — Three Jennings County residents were arrested on felony neglect of a dependent and criminal confinement charges after a seven-month investigation by the Indiana State Police-Versailles District detectives.
The investigation by Detective Andrew Mitchell began in February, when the Indiana State Police received information that a 22-year-old female under the guardianship of John E. Staples, 54, and Rose-Kathryn F. Staples, 54, had allegedly been physically harmed and confined inside of their Butlerville, home while in their custody in 2019 and early 2020.
The investigation additionally determined that the victim had also allegedly been neglected and confined to a strait jacket by her caretaker Trudy N. Henry, age 47, North Vernon.
At the conclusion of the investigation, the case was filed with the Jennings County Prosecutor’s Office. As a result, John Staples was arrested and charged with one count of neglect of a dependent, a Level 5 felony. Rose-Kathryn Staples was arrested and charged with one count of neglect of a dependent, a Level 5 felony and one count of criminal confinement, a Level 6 felony. Trudy Henry was arrested and charged with one count of criminal confinement, a Level 5 felony and one count of neglect of a dependent, a Level 5 felony.
All three were taken into custody and incarcerated at the Jennings County Jail in North Vernon.
They will soon make an initial appearance in the Jennings County Circuit Court.
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