Michael Lelko (proper) shall be charged with two felony counts of concealment of a dying and John Lelko (left) may face obstruction prices.
Village of Lyons/Ray Hanania
An Illinois man suspected of hiding the deaths of his mom and sister for almost a yr after their our bodies had been discovered buried within the yard of their cluttered feces and urine-filled house has been arrested on felony prices, in keeping with police.
Lyons Police Chief Thomas Herion introduced Thursday that Michael Lelko — of Lyons, a suburb of Chicago — shall be charged with two felony counts of concealment of a dying. He additionally stated a federal investigation is also ongoing that might result in federal prices linked to his alleged cashing of his mom’s month-to-month $1,000 Social Safety checks for years after she died.
The police chief stated Lelko, 45, was not charged within the deaths of 79-year-old Jean Lelko and 44-year-old Jennifer Lelko, as a result of the medical expert couldn't determine how both one died.
Herion stated Michael Lelko’s 41-year-old brother is being investigated, however as of Thursday afternoon, he had not been charged. Each had been in custody and Herion stated if John Lelko was not charged inside 48 hours he could be launched.
Herion stated John Lelko may face obstruction prices as a result of he initially advised police that his mom and sister had been alive and dwelling elsewhere, regardless of understanding the pair had been each useless.
The costs mark the newest chapter within the weird story that started with a test of the home, situated locally of Lyons, about 14 miles from Chicago, after it was decided there was no working water on the house.
In the home, there have been no operable bathrooms, and several other baggage of urine and feces had been discovered inside, Herion stated. He additionally stated gadgets resembling Star Wars toys had been stacked as much as the ceiling on the time the our bodies had been discovered, and the house was so cluttered that the brothers exited and entered it by climbing by home windows.
“The doorways had been barricaded with particles,” Herion stated, in keeping with CNN. “I may see fleas and bugs and piles from flooring to ceiling, and I can odor urine and feces.”
“Officers tried to enter the residence, however entranceways had been virtually utterly blocked with packing containers and detritus,” courtroom paperwork reportedly confirmed. “As a result of [the] deplorable situation of the residence, officers had been solely in a position to get contained in the residence by a window.”
The arrest and prices come about eight months after police in August found the our bodies within the yard throughout a well-being test on the house. Each our bodies had been buried in plastic tubs that had been sealed with duct tape.
Herion stated Michael Lelko advised police that his mom had died in 2015 after his sister pushed her down the steps, and that he buried his sister within the yard in 2019 after she grew to become unwell and died. He stated Lelko claimed his sister had died of COVID-19, regardless of the primary COVID-19 case in Illinois not being discovered till February 2020.
“After I interviewed Michael, he admitted that he buried his mom and his sister within the yard,” Herion stated. “John didn't give any statements pertaining as to whether he participated in that.”
Herion stated prices weren't filed for a number of months as a result of the our bodies weren't positively recognized till this yr. Each males had been taken into custody when the our bodies had been discovered however had been launched with out being charged.
With Publish wires
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