Woman, 7-Year-Old Boy, Found Locked Inside Filthy Storage Unit Surrounded By Drugs In Pflugerville

PFLUGERVILLE, TX -- Police last week discovered a 36-year-old woman and 7-year-old boy locked inside a storage unit containing drugs, paraphernalia and an assault rifle, according to newly released court documents.

CBS Austin reports that police responded to a 911 call Aug. 11. reporting a man smelling of urine who was sleeping inside a Pflugerville storage unitwhile holding onto an assault rifle. When cops arrived to the 15800 block of Foothill Farms Loop, they detected a strong odor of ammonia coming from a locked storage unit, the news station reported.

Unlocking the unit, police found Carissa Esther Chancey and the boy on the floor, a black assault rifle leaning against the back wall of the unit. The 3'X4' storage unit reeked of urine, and several rats milled around, according to court documents. Also, a plastic bag containing marijuana, two improved smoking pipes, and several syringes -- one containing methamphetamine -- were found in the unit, the station reported.

Police noted the unit had no ventilation, with the inside temperature nearly 90 degrees. No food and water was found, and the boy told police he hadn't eaten in more than a day. The child -- who also had an infection on his foot -- was taken to North Austin Medical Center for treatment, the news station reported.

Chancey now faces charges for abandoning and endangering a child and possession of a controlled substance.
According to Travis County Jail records, she was booked Thursday night with a bond set at $40,000. What charges, if any, the man found at the scene faces were unclear.

>>> Carissa Esther Chancey booking photo via Travis County Jail records

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