West Virginia mother denies locking adopted Black children in shed, Parents allegedly used the children as slaves

Whitefeather denies sending incriminating texts about treatment of children

Under lengthy cross-examination Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2025, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, denied that racist and incriminating texts sent from her phone were sent by her. She said her oldest daughter used her phone at times. Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, are on trial for alleged child abuse, civil rights violations and other crimes against four of their five adopted Black children.

West Va. Mom Denies Locking Adopted Black Children 'Used Basically as Slaves' In Shed

Jeanne Whitefeather has denied locking two of her five adopted children in a shed -- despite authorities finding the teens in one back in October 2023.

Mother denies locking adopted teens in shed in West Virginia hard labor trial

A woman accused with her husband of forcing their adopted children to perform hard labor denied confining two of the children to a shed.

West Virginia mother denies locking adopted Black children in shed, Parents allegedly used the children as slaves

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A woman accused with her husband of forcing their adopted children to perform hard farm labor denied confining two of the children to a shed despite police finding them in the structure behind a locked door, news outlets reported. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather took the stand Tuesday as the second week began in the trial of her and her husband, Donald Ray Lantz. They are accused of mistreating four of the five children, all of …

Mother Accused of Forcing Adopted Children to Work as 'Slaves' Denies Locking Teens in Shed, Court Hears

Jeanne Kay Whitefeather took the stand on Tuesday, Jan. 21 after being arrested with her husband Donald Ray Lantz in October 2023West Virginia Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Authority Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay WhitefeatherA woman in West Virginia has denied locking her and her husband's adopted Black children in a shed amid their ongoing trial, a court has heard.Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, who are both white, were …

West Virginia mother on trial for locking adopted teenagers in shed denies allegations – INTELLI.NEWS

A West Virginia mother denied forcing two of their adopted children to stay in a shed despite police finding them there behind a locked door. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather testified Tuesday in the second week of the trial against her and her husband, Donald Ray Lantz. The pair allegedly mistreated four of the five children, all [...]