KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Two people have been charged after a child told authorities he would allegedly get locked in a dog kennel for misbehaving and get hit with a metal pole.
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office said 911 received a report Tuesday morning about two small children standing in the wood line in the 3000 block of Clear Springs Road at around 7:23 a.m.
Deputies responded to the area and saw the two kids walking around the road without an adult. They determined the children, both of whom were around six years old, lived at a nearby home with 27-year-old Jason Hoffer and 28-year-old Amber Hoffer.
According to warrants obtained by WVLT News, one of the children had severe bruising on his leg, and they both told deputies they were hungry and had not eaten…