Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Teen Boy Found "Unresponsive" in North Forsyth County, Two Arrested

A 15-year-old boy was found "unresponsive" in the backyard of a north Forsyth County home Monday morning and two adults have been arrested.

UPDATE: Nov. 29, 12:20 p.m. (mug shots, suspects remain in custody)

is investigating the death of a 15-year-old boy who was found unconscious in the backyard of a Gainesville home Monday morning.

According to Major Dan Jagoe of the Criminal Investigations Division, authorities responded to a 911 call at a home on Walnut Cove Court located in the northern part of the county. The caller stated the young man was laying in the backyard and was unresponsive.

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Jagoe said in a new release that the teen boy was spending the night at the home of a friend when he was found unconscious. Following a search warrant of the home, which was found in "deplorable conditions," authorities arrested two adults.

Robert Lancaster, 46, of 9035 Walnut Cove Court in Gainesville and his wife, Laura Lancaster, 52, of the same address, were taken into custody and charged with second-degree cruelty to children on Monday, Nov. 28.

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The charges are a result based on the conditions inside the home said Jagoe. Investigators discovered dead animals, feces, bugs, trash and other debris inside.

The Lancasters remain at the with no bond at this time. They are scheduled to see a Magistrate Judge on Wednesday, Nov. 30, according to Capt. Tim House of the FCSO.

The teen boy, whose name has not been released, was transported by ambulance to  where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy is being performed by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in Decatur to find out how he died.

The investigation into the cause of death is ongoing.


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