'If I had known this poor boy was living under a tarp': Neighbors speak out on alleged neglect

GREAT. 38 TONIGHT AT 6.30. YESTERDAY WE TOLD YOU A COUPLE IS NOW FACING CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY FORCING A SPECIAL NEEDS. 22 YEAR-OLD MAN TO LIVE OUTSIDE IN THEIR BACKYARD. >> NOW WE'RE SEEING FIRST-HAND WHERE POLICE SAY HE LIVED AND WE'RE HEARING FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SAY THEY HAVE BEEN FEEDING HIM 8 ON YOUR SIDE'S. NICOLE ROGERS JOINS US LIVE IN CLEARWATER WITH THIS. FOLLOW UP TODAY. NICOLE. >> STACEY, GOOD EVENING OUT. BOTH THE VICTIMS CARETAKER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND ARE STILL SITTING HERE. THE PINELLAS COUNTY JAIL BEHIND BARS THIS EVENING. BUT NOW WE'RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE ALLEGED NEGLECT. >> ST. PETERSBURG POLICE TELL 8 ON YOUR SIDE GARVEY AND HIS GIRLFRIEND. ANTOINETTE MONDAY FORCED A SPECIAL NEEDS. 22 YEAR-OLD VICTIM TO LIVE IN THEIR BACKYARD. >> THE FIRST TIME I WAS CONCERNED, I WOULD SAY IS WHEN I SEEN HIM EAT NOT THE GARBAGE CAN. SO DO YOU HAVE TO SLEEP HERE EVERY NIGHT? >> A FEW WEEKS AGO, HERNANDEZ SMITH NOTICED THE VICTIM AND BEGAN ASKING QUESTIONS. DO YOU EVER GET TO COINCIDE? SHE DESCRIBED THE SITUATION AS HEARTBREAKING AFTER ST. PETERSBURG. POLICE SAY THIS IS WHERE THE NONVERBAL 22 YEAR-OLD HAD LIVING SITE. SMITH SAW FIRSTHAND. IT WAS LIKE. >> HE SAYS THE BOARD AGAINST A AND LIKE SOME KIND OF A SHINGLE STUFF OVER THE TOP WITH LIKE A HORRIBLE. >> ALL COUNTS. >> HE WOULD LAY ON CEREAL. I WOULD TAKE. AND DROP OFF HERE. SMITH KEPT WATER IN HER CAR FOR THE VICTIM AND A CONTAINER FILLED WITH SNACKS. AS FOR NEIGHBORS, THEY'RE SHOCKED TO HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SO CLOSE TO HOME. >> NO IDEA. THIS POOR YOUNG MAN WAS SUBJECTED TO THESE TYPES OF LIVING CONDITIONS. NOBODY SHOULD BE. >> NOW SAINT PETE POLICE SAY THAT VICTIM IS LIVING A BETTER LIFE TODAY ONLY BECAUSE SOMEONE SPOKE UP. IF YOU OR ANYONE, YOU KNOW, IS FACING ANY TYPE OF ABUSE, YOU CAN CALL 1, 809

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Length: 2min 12sec (132 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 11 2023