Bloomfield, Conn. – A 15-year-old girl missing for nearly a year was found today locked in a small hidden room under the staircase of a couple’s West Hartford home, police said.
Bloomfield police said they found the girl alive in a room blocked from view by a cabinet. They had gone there with West Hartford police to serve search warrants for DNA and other evidence.
Two people who live at the home were arrested. Adam Gault, 41, was charged with second-degree unlawful restraint, second-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree custodial interference, interfering with an officer, risk of injury to a minor and second-degree forgery. He was being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Ann Murphy, 40, was charged with conspiracy to commit second-degree reckless endangerment, conspiracy to commit second-degree custodial interference and risk of injury to a minor. She was held in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Police said they expect to make additional arrests. The girl was in protective custody and being examined by medical personnel.
