Police: Boone County parents charged with neglect of disabled man

LEBANON, Ind. (WISH) — After a monthslong investigation, Lebanon constabulary person arrested the parents of 23-year-old man. The mates is charged them with exploitation and neglect of a dependent. According to tribunal documents, the apprehension came conscionable successful time.  

“He is precise fortunate to beryllium alive. He was recovered successful the nick of time,” said Brandon Maxwell’s grandmother, Cheryl Toney. 

Maxwell was born with spina bifida and requires a large woody of attention. His grandparents, Danny and Cheryl Toney, took power of his attraction successful April. They accidental helium had been surviving successful a location connected the southside of Lebanon with his parents, Bridget Toney and Lloyd Maxwell, until constabulary showed up. 

“They had to determination him disconnected the furniture to get him on the gurney, and erstwhile they pulled the blankets and worldly back, it was conscionable an awful sight. They astir got sick … it’s beauteous hard to talk about,” said Danny Toney. 

According to court documents, constabulary recovered Brandon Maxwell covered from the waist down successful his ain urine and feces. Bugs and maggots had infested his assemblage and furniture linens. The odor of rotting soma and feces permeated the full house.

Brandon was hardly breathing and doctors didn’t deliberation helium would unrecorded long. He was taken to an Indianapolis hospital wherever doctors initially recommended everything beneath his navel should beryllium amputated. At one point, doctors recommended extremity of beingness care. 

“The bugs ate almost 40% of his lower body,” Cheryl Toney said. 

“Part of his rear extremity is gone. We person had to person his close leg amputated,” Danny Toney added.  

The probe took months to complete. Lebanon Police arrested the parents past week. The grandparents had not spoken to their daughter, Brandon’s mother, successful months.  

“I conscionable can’t find thing to accidental to her,” said Danny Toney. 

The 16-page police study is heartbreaking to read. Brandon Maxwell had been near to fundamentally attraction for himself, with small to nary attraction from his parents.

Brandon Maxwell receives a monthly disablement cheque and his parents utilized the money, according to his grandparents, for everything but his care.

Danny Toney hadn’t seen his grandson successful a twelvemonth oregon more. He says determination was ever an excuse to support household distant from him.  

“I want to spot them punished. It is atrocious saying you privation to spot your kid spell to jailhouse — we are redeeming a grandson. If they person to spell to jailhouse to prevention him, yes, I do privation to spot them spell to jail,” said Danny Toney. 

 Brandon Maxwell is successful a rehab hospital. Doctors have removed one leg. Over the past mates of months, he has gained 25 pounds. He’s expected to permission rehab successful a fewer months.  

His father, Lloyd Maxwell, is being held successful the Boone County Jail. His parent has posted bail.