Four family members facing abuse charges

ELLIOT COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – Four family members are behind bars in Elliott County, facing different types of abuse charges.

According to KSP, a man called troopers Friday morning to say a young girl had showed up at his home.

Troopers found she was being held at a remote home on Lytten Fork Road, and had left in the middle of the night.

At the home, troopers found another young sibling and an adult sibling with adopted father, 48-year-old Ronald Stinespring.

Fish and Wildlife officers say they saw some illegal hunting while there.

Ronald Stinespring, Devon Stinespring, Desirae Stinespring, and Ty Stinespring all face several charges, including some connected to abuse.