BRAXTON COUNTY, W.Va. — Two people are in custody after an investigation led troopers to a residence in the Erbacon community of Braxton County.

Mary Bragg, 51, and James Braggs, 58, are both charged with multiple felony counts of child neglect after two children were discovered to be in their custody in squalid conditions.

On August 7, West Virginia State Troopers at the Sutton Detachment were made aware of an anonymous letter that was sent to Braxton County Circuit Judge Michael Asbury.

Troopers said while the letter was vague, it alleged that several children were living in deplorable conditions and suffering from neglect. The letter prompted Corporal J.D. Jordan and Sergeant B.K. Smith to begin an investigation.

After multiple interviews were conducted and an extensive search it le

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