Gladys Jaramillo of Sweetwater, Florida was arrested this past week for allegedly habitually leaving her 30-year-old mentally disabled son locked in a room while she went out, news sources report. Jaramillo, 56, was booked into the Miami-Dade County Jail on charges of false imprisonment, aggravated abuse, and neglect on a mentally disabled adult. She is being held in lieu of a $15,000 bail bond. Reports did not say whether Jaramillo has hired a criminal defense lawyer.
Based on reports, Jaramillo and her son live in a trailer located at Northwest 3rd Street in Sweetwater. The 30-year-old victim suffers from an unspecified mental illness and is not able to care for himself, sources indicate. It is unclear whether any other family members share the responsibilities of caring for the victim or if Jaramillo is his sole caretaker.
According to reports, an anonymous tipster police claiming that Jaramillo would leave the victim locked up in a gated room while she went out, sometimes for several hours. Police went to Jaramillo's home to investigate the claim. When officers arrived at the residence no one was home, reports say. Officers requested the help of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue department in opening the trailer's door.
Inside, police located "a small room with a blacked-out window and a rusted iron door with a lock accessible only by the outside" where the victim was allegedly kept, reports say. One officer reportedly said the room was "dungeon-like. As soon as you walked in the door, the smell of urine and feces slapped you in the face." Reports say the room was mostly bare except for one mattress; there was no lighting or access to a bathroom, and the floor was covered with human feces and urine.
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