Mountain Home, Ark., couple faces 112 counts of false imprisonment

Daniel Wright/Jaclyn Barnett/Baxter County, Ark. Jail
Daniel Wright/Jaclyn Barnett/Baxter County, Ark. Jail

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (KY3) — A couple from Mountain Home faces 112 counts of false imprisonment involving a teenager.

Jaclyn Barnett and Daniel Wright also face charges of endangering the welfare of a child and permitting abuse of a minor. Barnett is the mother. Wright is the stepfather.

Investigators say on Saturday, a police sergeant found a 15-year-old naked inside an apartment bathroom after people in a neighboring unit heard cries for help. A ten and an 11-year-old answered the door. Police say they found the teen in the bathroom where he slept on a pallet. Investigators say the teenager told police he was only let out to go to school.

Barnett remains jailed. Wright has been released on bond.

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