Spring Hill man accused of neglecting his elderly mother who was infested with maggots

SPRING HILL, Fla. - A Spring Hill man has been arrested after deputies said they found his mother with multiple open sores, covered in her own feces and urine, and infested with maggots.

The backstory:

According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, Jason Thomas Russell, 47, called 9-1-1 on Thursday after his mother, 79, became unresponsive in the Spring Hill home they share on Boyce Street.

When Hernando County Fire Rescue arrived on the scene, they reported that Russell had his mother sitting in a wheelchair in the driveway.

First responders added that Russell refused to let medical personnel into the home to check what medications his mother was taking.

Russell's mother was taken to an area hospital, where doctors said she was malnourished, septic from multiple sources of in