White West Virginia Jailed For Trafficking Black Adopted Children [VIDEO]

A judge revoked the bond of a white West Virginia couple, Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, who have been charged with human trafficking, after being accuse of enslaving at least five adopted Black children.

Authorities arrested Donald, 63, and Jeanne, 62, in October 2023, following a wellness check at their West Virginia home that revealed that the couple had two of their adopted teenagers locked inside a shed on their property. Three hours into their wellness check, Donald Ray Lantz arrived home with an 11-year-old Black boy. An hour after him, Jeanne pulled up to the house and led deputies to the last child, a 6-year-old Black girl who was with acquaintances from the couple’s church.  According to reports the children were locked in the shed for 12 hours with no food, with sores on their unclean bodies.

The couple pleaded not guilty to the charges to charges posted bond with their property, however they were not released because prosecutors argued their property was “contraband directly or indirectly used or intended for use” of violating human trafficking laws.

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