East Texas Couple Arrested After Child Found In Filthy Living Conditions

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After receiving a tip about a young child living in filthy conditions, Gregg County Deputies arrested a Gladewater couple on multiple charges. Reportedly, 43-year-old Matthew Edward Alderman and 37-year-old Elisha Diana Gray were both charged with abandoning and endangering a child- criminal negligence and cruelty to non-livestock animals. They turned the child over to Child Protective Services and 12 cats, six dogs, 12 rats, a rooster, a pig, and one opossum were seized.