13 year old girl found locked in Ohio basement

According to NBC, a father and son from Ohio was arrested Wednesday night for shackling a 13-year-old girl to their Toledo basement for more than a year. The girl stated that she was kept in the dark, handcuffed to a beam by her ankles, given scraps of food, and forced to use a bucket filled with ammonia as her bathroom.

The stepfather and stepbrother of the girl are being held on a $500,000 bond each in the case; however, the girl was never identified. NBC also says, it was unclear how long the girl had been held in the basement, but is believed to be after her mom left the house. Toledo Lt. said that the girl escaped after managing to get the key to the handcuffs, which she kept hidden until both the suspects went out for a jog. A Good Samaritan spotted the girl outside and called the police. "She is saying... her dad had chained her down in the basement with cuffs" the caller said. "She was telling me she had been abused. He also added that she "wanted something to eat", and grabbed some spare clothes before escaping.

When the police arrived, the stepfather and stepbrother were loading into a van which they had packed with possessions, and were carrying a lockbox with a gun, said authorities. The bucket of ammonia and handcuffs were found in the basement. The girl is very traumatized, and is being taken into foster care.

-Josh Wynn