SPARTA — Two people are in custody after Monroe County officials found evidence that children in Melvina were being kept in cages, according to police.
Travis Headrick, 47, and Amy Headrick, 39, both of Melvina, will appear in Monroe County Circuit Court at 1 p.m. today for a bond hearing.
The couple was arrested Friday after authorities search a residence in Melvina in response to a report of child neglect, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department.
Court records allege five children were in the house — four adopted and one biological — and that one child was found in a horse trough with zip ties and another was in a locked cage. According to the records, Amy Headrick told authorities the children were caged to protect themselves.
Bond for each was set at $20,000 Monday. They are scheduled to return to court Sept. 6.
Melvina is a small community of about 100 people near La Crosse.
