Pair plead not guilty to locking foster son in basement room

MACY, Neb. (AP) - A northeast Nebraska couple accused of locking their 10-year-old foster son in a basement room have pleaded not guilty.

The Sioux City (Iowa) Journal reports that Krista Parker entered her pleas Monday to charges of kidnapping, child abuse-neglect and false imprisonment. Charles Parker entered his pleas last week to the same charges.

A court document says officers with Omaha Nation Law Enforcement Services went to the Parkers’ home in Macy on Sept. 15 after receiving a call about a boy locked in a storage room. Officers found the boy locked in the dark basement room with no windows or ventilation. The room reeked of urine and feces.

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Information from: Sioux City Journal, http://www.siouxcityjournal.com