Couple charged: 6 children found in storage unit without power, water

M ILWAUKEE ( WISN ) -- Six children ranging in age from 2 months to 9 years old were found locked inside a storage unit in Milwaukee.

Prosecutors charged Charles Albert Dupriest, 33, with one count of possession of a firearm by a felon and six counts of child neglect. Azyia C. Zielinski, 26, faces six counts of child neglect.

Around 1:30 a.m., an emergency call reported a child crying inside a locked unit at StorSafe, 5555 N. 27th St., the complaint states. Upon arrival, officers said they heard crying and coughing from within one of the units.

Milwaukee firefighters cut a padlock to gain entry and found six children aged 9, 7, 5, 3, 2, and a two-month-old.

According to the complaint, inside the unit was a bucket "containing urine" placed in the center of the storage unit. Detec