A Nevada couple was arrested on Tuesday after authorities found their 11-year-old son with autism held in a metal cage, wearing only a diaper with feces smeared on the cage's floor.

An investigation into why an 11-year-old boy was missing school led to the discovery that he was being kept in his home in a metal enclosure by his parents, police say. Misty Scanlan, 46, and Jeffery Scanlan,

Nevada couple arrested after autistic son found in metal cage In Henderson, Nevada, a shocking incident has taken place. A couple was arrested after their 11-year-old autistic son was discovered confined in a metal cage.