California Couple Arrested After Keeping Three Kids In A Plywood Box 'Home' For Years, With No Running Water Or Electricity

Authorities arrested a couple from Joshua Tree, California, after finding out that they had been living with three children in a plywood box for years.

Deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department at the Morongo Basin Station were driving through a remote Joshua Tree area on Wednesday, Feb. 28, when they came across an abandoned trailer and a large plywood box.

Upon further inspection, the deputies found that there was no running water or electricity on the property, and there were some trash piles and large holes with feces. Roughly 30 or 40 cats were roaming on the premises and living in the abandoned trailer. The property is located on Sun Fair Road, 7000 block, in Joshua Tree.