Mesa father charged after disabled son found in bathtub wit…

Car Crash Mesa Arizona in Mesa, Arizona: A Mesa father, Melvin Shimkus, was charged with vulnerable adult abuse after police said his 31-year-old disabled son, Hunter Shimkus, who has a nerve disease limiting his mobility, was found in a bathtub at a home near Gilbert Road and Pueblo Avenue with severe wounds, emaciation, and signs of extreme neglect after reportedly being in the tub for seven weeks. Officers described smelling rotting meat and feces in the bathroom and noted small ropes on the victim's right leg and a badly deformed right foot, with injuries that could be permanent. Hunter Shimkus was taken to a hospital and remained hospitalized; prosecutors were reviewing the case in Maricopa County court.