Instead, Wolaver sentenced each parent to 16 months apiece for three counts of felony child endangering to be served consecutively for a total of four years. The Hamblins’ attorney could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Last year, they were convicted in Fairborn Municipal Court of multiple first-degree misdemeanor child endangerment charges and dog-related violations and placed on probation.
Steven V. Hamblin, 24, and Kristin M. Hamblin, 26, of 1173 Fergus Drive, were arrested after a Sept. 11 incident in which police found their 4-year-old girl, and two boys, ages 2 and 1, living in deplorable conditions.
According to police, an officer found the three children unsupervised. Police also said that in addition to the feces from the five dogs and two cats, there was trash and stains on the carpet and beer cans and trash on the counter tops.
In the children’s bedroom, an officer saw bread and food smeared on the floor, no sheets on the beds, old cat feces and an exposed electrical outlet.
A grand jury found probable cause that the children were living in an unsafe and/or unhealthy environment. The children were transferred to the care of a grandparent.
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