Release posted on 08-10-23 at 10:07 a.m.

The Department of Children and Families contacted St. Petersburg Police to assist with an investigation into a non-verbal 22-year-old intellectually disabled man, who was found living in squalor behind a house in St. Petersburg.

The victim was forced to sleep outside and sometimes stayed in a makeshift hut in the backyard. He was not allowed inside the house and had not bathed. He was covered in feces.

The victim's caretaker, Jeffeth Garvey, DOB 2-16-1967, was charged with neglect of a disabled adult.

Garvey's live-in girlfriend, Antoinette Mundy, DOB 6-7-1964, was also charged with neglect of a disabled adult. Their booking photos are attached.

We cannot provide the address of the house or the relationship between the arrested and the victim due to F.S.S. 119.