Lancaster woman charged after police find her unresponsive with 2 children in apartment covered in feces, vomit | Local News

A Lancaster woman who was treated for an apparent overdose is facing child endangerment charges after responding officials found two young children in an uninhabitable apartment with her last week.

Ebony Frederick, 33, of the 100 block of East King Street, was taken to Lancaster County Prison following medical treatment, authorities said.

When police, and emergency personnel, responded to a sick person call at Frederick's efficiency apartment on Aug.7, Frederick was unresponsive and two children, a 3-year-old and a 10-month old child, were located with her.

The apartment was covered in bodily fluids, feces and vomit. This included the floors, beds and a smearing on the walls, according to the police affidavit.

Soiled diapers were laying in the open and placed in dresser drawers while Pine-Sol cleaner and chlorine bleach were also poured on the floor, police said. 

The bathtub was found to have a significant amount of standing water that posed a drowning threat to the children, according to police.

The children, who showed physical signs of neglect, were taken into protective custody and turned over to Lancaster County Children and Youth, according to police.

Frederick is charged with two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of children and is held on $20,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 16 before magisterial district judge Janice Jimenez.