Brittany Mugrauer kids living in crate

Brittany Mugrauer, 24, was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office. Jackson County Sheriff's deputies found the children on Thursday while they were investigating a possible chop shop at the caves. According to court records, the children, ages 4 and 6, were barefoot and filthy. They were toward the back of the caves and were first discovered in a 10' x 8' wooden crate with car seats and blankets.Authorities may not have found the siblings Thursday if Jackson County deputies hadn’t been serving a search warrant on a possible “chop shop” stolen car operation inside the underground complex at 8201 E. 23rd St., near Interstate 435. As deputies searched for car parts, they found the two in the 8-by-10-foot crate that had one side missing. Inside the crate were two vehicle bench seats, two small blankets, scattered trash and thin wires.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. Deputies arrested the children’s mother, 24-year-old Brittany Mugrauer, on Friday.Mugrauer was not in the cave when detectives found the children alone Thursday and later told them she had been living in the cave for several days, the statement said.She remained in jail Saturday, and the prosecutor's office said it will seek a $75,000 (£48,600) bond.The children were taken to hospital for examination and to get bathed and dressed in clean clothing.