Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, a wealthy couple from West Virginia, have been arrested and charged with human trafficking, child neglect, and forced labor. The couple is accused of adopting five Black children and forcing them to work as slaves while keeping them locked in a filthy shed. The children were found in a rundown 20x14 shed, and the couple is currently being held on a combined million dollars’ bail awaiting trial. The allegations have sparked outrage and calls for severe punishment if proven true.
Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Lantz, 63, are facing a slew of charges for allegedly using their five adopted Black children 'basically as slaves." https://t.co/QQSXQOAuoA
Couple accused of using five adopted Black children 'basically as slaves' in West Virginia https://t.co/ZdhPG39hKf
West Va. Couple Accused of Adopting Black Children They 'Used Basically as Slaves': Judge https://t.co/agNqEUWsdV | 🔗👇
A West Virginia couple is facing charges of human trafficking, child neglect, forced labor and more after, prosecutors allege, they adopted five Black children from a shelter to do forced labor and live in deplorable conditions. https://t.co/AjUom1vkNw
White West Virginia couple being held on combined million dollars’ bail as they await trial on human trafficking charges for allegedly using adopted Black children as 'slaves,' in the words of a judge https://t.co/3O2qxeV3Oz
A couple arrested after some of their adopted children were found locked in a shed at their West Virginia home are set for trial later this year on charges that a judge said involved their use as “slaves.” https://t.co/vE7dGISV2a
Indictment Accuses White Couple of Forcing Adopted Black Children to Work as 'Slaves,' Says Judge https://t.co/XmPo5QreEH
Wealthy couple adopts 5 black children to use as slaves on their farm https://t.co/9zOWX54h6D
‘A teenage clubhouse’: Bail revoked for couple accused of locking adopted children in filthy shed, forcing manual labor https://t.co/1KvHxkydu5
West Virginia Couple Who Adopted Five Black Children Arrested for Allegedly Locking Children in Shed and Using Them as Slaves READ: https://t.co/ax47w5iKow https://t.co/IV8US1msNh
Indictment alleges West Virginia couple used adopted Black children as 'slaves,' judge says https://t.co/ubpo6kvRXY
Married couple 'kept five adopted black children locked in garden shed and used them as slaves' https://t.co/XpTfIYiXvi
#NDTVWorld | US Couple Kept Adopted Black Children As "Slaves", Locked Them In Shed https://t.co/VstFXFbdXa https://t.co/GoIhGknfen
West Virginia couple arrested after keeping Black adopted children as slaves, locking them in barn at night. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/6mZjpXMhdR
A white couple from West Virginia have been accused of child neglect after allegedly forcing their adopted black children to work as 'slaves' and locking them in a barn. 🔗 Read more https://t.co/72zSkARGeI
West Virginia couple Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather are accused of holding their adopted Black children as slaves and locking them in a shed, according to court docs. They have been charged with human trafficking and neglect https://t.co/MKwYVpWk7W
White couple accused of locking Black adopted kids in shed are back in prison https://t.co/1TUL5mdprl https://t.co/iTpi4kTmOW
Wealthy white couple allegedly kept their black adopted children as slaves, locked them in barn: report https://t.co/5XK8wuNdxU https://t.co/wLx4HWTF87
WT -- If these allegations are true - they should never see freedom until the grim reaper comes for them. White couple forced adopted black children to work as slaves https://t.co/igW2xak1Nk via @MailOnline
🚨COUPLE REENACTED SLAVERY WITH ADOPTED CHILDREN Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather of West Virginia were both charged after their adopted children were found locked in a rundown shed. According to the arrest report, two of the children were locked in a 20x14 shed… https://t.co/Eps3KaazQd