A Midland accused of allowing a juvenile to live in their home in unsuitable and “horrible” conditions pleaded in the case and were sentenced to probation.
BEAVER — A Midland accused of allowing a juvenile to live in their home in unsuitable and “horrible” conditions pleaded in the case and were sentenced to probation.
According to court records, Robert A. McDole, 62, and Anna Holben, 52, both pleaded on May 23 to one count each of disorderly conduct. They were both sentenced to one year on probation, records show. Additionally, McDole and Holben were ordered to comply with the Beaver County Children and Youth Services as a result of the plea.
Police said officers were called at about 7:30 p.m. March 31 to McDole and Holben’s Midland home for a report of the couple fighting.
Holben told officers McDole hit her in the face several times, police said. According to the report, McDole had a cut to his neck. Police said both Holben and McDole were taken into custody.
Police said they entered the home as a result of their investigation March 31 and found it “smelled strongly of urine and feces.”
According to the report, an upstairs toilet was not in working order and was filled with “stagnant urine.” Police said the bath tub was “coated with grime, mildew and mold.”
A “makeshift” toilet was found on the back porch and the carpeting inside the house was “lined with a thick dusty film of dirt and debris, including cigarette butts,” police said.
At the time, a juvenile was living with the couple.
Holben and McDole were initially charged by Midland police with endangering the welfare of a child, corruption of minors and simple assault. Those charges were dismissed as a result of their respective pleas, records show.