Story out of Greenwood, Indiana:
A woman in Greenwood is accused of keeping her disabled husband trapped in a room for two years in deplorable conditions.
Prosecutors charged 69-year-old Darlene Dickinson with felony neglect and police arrested her Tuesday afternoon at her Greenwood home.
Prosecutors say for years, that home held a terrible secret - a disturbing case of neglect kept hidden - until neighbor Lisa Tiedemann took action. She got worried when she hadn't seen Darlene Dickinson's 71-year-old husband, who is disabled, for months.
She says she waited until Dickinson went out one day in May and went over to look for the man.
She says she found flies, feces and the vulnerable victim begging for help.
When police got to the house following Tiedemann's call to 911, the victim weighed just 100 pounds. He told investigators his wife withheld medication and fed him one "Meals on Wheels" dinner and one warm can of Pepsi per day.
Investigators say the rest of the house was immaculate - everything but the bedroom where the victim was confined.
Police arrested Dickinson Tuesday afternoon. She faces up to three years in prison if convicted. Cont. (Video)
Story from - WTHR
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