JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WRAL) – A Johnston County man called 911 to report that a man in his care had died and ended up with a charge for involuntary manslaughter.

Rogers Lee Inge Jr., 55, of Warrenton, N.C., told deputies that he was the caretaker for 25-year-old Dontarious Batts, who has special needs and was unable to care for himself. Inge said he was an employee of Universal Health Care and that he also worked as a janitor at Cleveland High School.

Inge told deputies he took Batts to work with him Tuesday at the high school and left him in the car, with the windows up and the engine off, beginning at 8 a.m. When Inge checked on Batts at 10 a.m., he said, Batts was fine.

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