An Ohio woman was arrested after she allegedly found her adult son dead, brought him to their home’s front porch and spent hours with his body before she called police.
Michelle Feudi was arrested on Sunday, July 5, and was booked into the Lucas County Corrections Center. She has since been released on her own recognizance.
Feudi, 55, reportedly found her 23-year-old son dead in his bedroom around 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, according to an affidavit viewed by Us. Instead of calling 911, Feudi allegedly carried her son’s body to their home’s front porch and left him there until the following day.
She eventually called 911 on July 5 around 5 a.m. to report that her son had died. First responders then reported to her home, and she told officers that she found her “cold to the touch” and without a pulse when she tried to wake him up the afternoon before. Feudi added that “blood came from his mouth” when she rolled him over.
Feudi told police she believed her son died and she allegedly carried his body to the enclosed front porch. She allegedly sat with the body for hours before she called 911 15 hours after she found him dead.
Police have not yet shared Feudi’s son’s cause of death, and it’s not currently known if he suffered from any medical issues prior to his passing.
Feudi was arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse on the same day she called police, according to the affidavit. She was later released from the Lucas County Corrections Center after she attended her first court hearing on Monday, July 6.
It is not currently clear if Feudi has entered a plea or retained legal counsel following her arrest. The Toledo Ohio Police Department told Us that they have no additional information to share about the case as of time of publication.
Feudi is next scheduled to appear at a hearing in Toledo Municipal Court on July 16.
In the state of Ohio, abuse of a corpse is a second-degree misdemeanor. Those found guilty of the charge can face up to 90 days in jail and be ordered to pay a fine of up to $750, according to the Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules Legislative Service Commission.
Ohio law states that “no person, except as authorized by law, shall treat a human corpse in a way that the person knows would outrage reasonable family sensibilities.” Additionally, “no person, except as authorized by law, shall treat a human corpse in a way that would outrage reasonable community sensibilities.”
