Missouri Woman Accused of Child Endangerment

Brittany Mugrauer
(Kansas City, Missouri) A 24-year-old mother, Brittany Mugrauer, has been accused of child endangerment. Her two young children, 4 and 6, were found living in a wooden shipping crate in an underground cave.

Jackson County detectives were serving a search warrant for an alleged stolen car operation in the caves on the city's east side Thursday when they found the children, alone, in the 8-by-10-foot crate furnished with vehicle bench seats.

Prosecutors say the children were poorly clothed, barefoot and covered in dirt, and the younger one was eating from a cup of dry ramen noodles.

Mugrauer faces two counts of felony child endangerment.