MITCHELL — Jonathan Kirkman, 57, of Mitchell, was arrested on Sunday after police believe he neglected an adult-dependent, leaving the person — who was described as “physically and mentally disabled” by an Adult Protective Services worker — in an undamaged adult diaper for at least two weeks, according to police.
Kirkman is currently charged with one count of felony-level five neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily damage.
Officers were dispatched to Kirkman’s home at around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the probable cause affidavit. When the police came, they were told that the dependent was inside, sitting on the couch.
When officers entered the house, they smelled “decomposing meat and bad hygiene,” according to officers.
According to investigators, the dependent was seated on the couch, having difficulty breathing, and seemed to be in discomfort.
According to the police report, Kirkman told detectives the individual had been on the sofa for two weeks, and he had been unable to change the diaper because the process typically caused the dependence to get aggressive against him.
Police discovered feces, blood, and maggots where the impaired individual had been seated when an ambulance arrived and assisted on the scene, relocating the dependent from the area on the couch.
The dependent was taken to IU Health Bedford Hospital by ambulance to obtain medical treatment for his injuries.
The injuries sustained showed the dependent had been in the position for at least two months, according to an IU Health specialist who evaluated the subject.
According to the publication, the dependent had been intubated and was in septic shock, and his life was unknown as a result of the injuries and subsequent septic shock.
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