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.
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.
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.
I refuse to live this way, you may refuse to live this way ... but it smacks of "police state" using the law to enforce home cleanliness. Bad stuff!
None of us were "jumping on the bandwagon" we all truely care and are upset by the loss of Trey. I dont care if you knew his sisters, you didnt know Trey. He was an amazing kid one that you would never think would die as a freshmen. Please, have a heart and gain some respect! He's dead for God's sake! If you had a close friend die of something stupid would you want people to care to blame and insult your friend? Think. Trey was close to us all and know that he is gone nothing seams real so please just stop!