A West Virginia jury has convicted a couple who were accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children, including locking some of them in a shed, forcing them to sleep on the floor and use buckets as toilets.

Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Debra Rusnak and Kanawha County Sherriff Joe Crawford came on 580 Live Thursday after the Sissonville couple, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz were found guilty on 31 of 35 combined charges Wednesday night following an over two-week trial.

The mother of children who were found locked in a Sissonville barn was found guilty on all charges and the father guilty of all but four in a child abuse and fo

Despite limited resources and awareness, a nonprofit in the New River Valley is working to support teenage girls who are sexually exploited or trafficked.

A jury on Wednesday found a couple guilty of human trafficking and child neglect in Kanawha County, with the mother also found guilty of civil rights violations.

Jury deliberations are approaching after the nearly three-week trial for Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz.

A man from Kanawha County was arrested on sex trafficking charges. According to a press release, 48-year-old Tiwan Robert Bailey, also known as “Quick,” of

A West Virginia mother denied forcing two of their adopted children to stay in a shed despite police locating them in the shed behind a locked door.

A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz went on trial in mid-January and each faced over a dozen counts,

A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz went on trial in mid-January and each faced over a dozen counts,

Donald Lantz, left, speaks with his attorney John Balenovich as his wife Jeanne Whitefeather, right, leaves the courtroom in Kanawha County Circuit Court in Charleston, W.Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

White couple accused of treating adopted Black kids as 'slaves' found guilty of forced labour, human trafficking - Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz were accused of mistreating their children —