Dec. 27 2016 8:258M = MBJ Rebecca J. Margerum 12-3-01 No.512? P,P POLICE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT. BoeketNumber: | Date Filed: _] OTNiLiveScan Number: ‘ComplaleVineidont Nora Pate-970648 ‘Widdle: Last 3 dene WEYANT ‘ AFFIDAVIT of PROBABLE CAUSE Your affiant is @ member ofthe Pennsyivania Stale Police (PSP) assigned to Troop H - Lykens Station, Criminal investigation Unit ‘This units responsible for investigatdng incidents of child abuse and violent crimes against children, 7 ‘This Incident ocourred inthe folowing manner. On 12/6/16 at approximately 1200 hours, | received a referral from Dauphin Counly Children and Youth Services (CYS) regarding a suspected Incident of child abuse end neglect involving tne three young children of the Co-Defendanis, Joshua Ross WEYANT and Brandi Jene WEYANT of 1005 North River Road, Habfax Township, Dauphin County. On 42/16/16 at approximately 1230 hours, Trooper PETERS and] arrived at he Co-Defendants residence with CYS caseworkers SMITH ‘and REINHARD. The WEYANT's invited us ino their home snd agread to meet with Invesligators regaralng the abuse allegations, During the inital investigation, Investigators were tol that ten Indlviduals resided inthe house and investigators ltentfied the Co- Defendant's young dependent children: (victims) JTW age 6, SRB age § end HRW age 4, to be In extreme coor physical health, All ‘three vletins appeared fral and weak, extremely thin, with idenlifed bruising and abrasions upon thelr bodies. Photographs were A taken ofthe tilde that depict them fo be extremely underweight and malnourished. The Co-Defendant's agreed to let the chdren be independent interviewed by investigators. ‘During the minimal facts intarviaws, JTW was dented fo have a severe abrasion on his raht aye end he stated that his father Joshua [WEAN had tow him across tha flor ae punishment. causing a sever facial injury. While being interviewed, the vies stated that they would be locked in thelr bedraam af night and tha they Could not leave the room. Investaetos identified hook-andt-ye [ocks fon the oulside of he ehldren's bedroom door, as wall as other doors throughou the residence. The vietis stated thal they would hhave fo pound on the allo get someone to fake them lo tha bathroom and they would utinate on themselves and on the bedreom floor when no ene would come, The vet's badroom a not have a functioning heat source and the victims stated that they were very cold at night. Tho only heat cources identi inthe home were a space heater in the parents’ bedreom and an open stove in the Kitchen, The vieime stated numerous tmce that they were cald, and desplte having multiple layers of the clthing on they were piiyaicaly shivering while being interviewed. CYS Cacoworkor SMITH provided the children with her coat to kagp them warm. The Viclin’s Bedroom wes found to be an unfinished room, Bering no furiluro, oye or objects of any kind. Tas vitn’s bedroom had a plywood oor and te viclims stated they were made to elaop on emall eats and given x banka at right. Large sections ofthe adioom walls were found io be absent of any paint end the vcino etsted that they would often peel tha paint off the walls. The \ictnts complained numerous tines of belg hungry and stted tat tho let hing they could remember thay had to eet was an apple ‘Dus to the poor physical conditions of the victims and the extreme unsafe ling conditions, the Vielime were removed from the Co- [Detendant’s residence and piaced into the custody of Dauphin Co. CYS. The Co-Defendents egroed that investigators should take ‘thelr children and offered no objections. On 12/16/16 at approximately 1255 hours, CYS caseworkers bogan transporting the victims to the hospital, and I followed them in a PSP vehicle, ‘CONTINUED * TPR. CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT, BEING DULY SWORN ACCORDING TO THE LAW, DEPOSE AND SAY THAT HE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE FOREGOING AFFIDAVIT ARE TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE SEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND BELIEF. Ve ———— (Signature of Affizn!) ‘Sworn to me and subscribed before me this day of hye. Hip ee y PSBifp date 1M ral pistes ydge lafza bi et aera! ESE My commission explres first Monday of January, } W0N8 EWES 5 iis ue i ‘AOPG 411¢ - Rev. 07/10