The man’s father later revealed that he called the police on his son, describing the circumstances as “heartbreaking”
- An Ohio man has been indicted on two counts of child endangerment after authorities say he left a toddler with “special needs” home alone and locked in a room for seven hours on April 8
- The man’s father said he ultimately called the police on his son
- “There is never a reason to leave a 2-year-old child home alone,” Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich said in a statement
An Ohio man has been indicted on two counts of child endangerment after authorities say he “recklessly physically restrained” a 2-year-old child with “special needs” when he locked the child in a bedroom and left the home.
Joshua Merz, 35, was indicted on the two counts following the April 8 incident, according to a news release from the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office .
Per the HCPO, Merz — who lives in the village of Cleves — allegedly left the child home alone in a bedroom for at least seven hours while at work. The child was found by a “neighbor,” who was later identified as Merz’s father…