MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A 30-year-old Miami Gardens mother is facing nine counts of child neglect after police discovered her children living in what they described as “deplorable” conditions, according to an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday.
Miami Gardens police said Ashley Lashay Jennings was arrested on Aug. 1 after officers responded to a possible fight at a home near the 17000 block of Northwest 36th Avenue.
Upon arrival, police said they encountered nine children who appeared unbathed and covered in filth. They identified Jennings as the mother of all nine children.
According to the report, a foul odor was coming from inside the home.
During a welfare check, officers said they observed feces and roaches on the kitchen floor, and garbage covering the bedroom floors and overflowing from closets.
They also said the home’s refrigerator contained no food.
Investigators concluded that Jennings “willfully failed or omitted to provide the victims with the care, supervision, and services necessary,” the report stated.
Police said Jennings was arrested and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center without incident.
She was not listed as an inmate on the Miami-Dade Corrections website as of Tuesday morning.
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