Mason City mom facing criminal charges of felony neglect of a dependent person

A Mason City mom accused of making her children sleep in a feces-covered room faces criminal charges. 25 year old Alexis Rae Martinez was arrested Monday morning on three counts of felony neglect of a dependent person. According to Mason City Police Investigator Seth McChesney, three criminal complaints that covered all three children found that the childen had been placed in a room and the door was then locked from the outside. The alleged incident was listed in court documents as having happened the end of August. Martinez was arrested on a warrant Monday morning at a Mason City apartment. She remained in jail late Monday afternoon in Cerro Gordo County on a $30,000 bond.