1 of 2 Brothers Found Living Alone in Filthy Toy-Packed House Arrested After Backyard Remains Identified as Family

One of two men found last summer in a filth-strewn home near 🌆Chicago last year has been arrested, while police said charges could be pending against his brother, according to The Associated Press.

In August, police found bodies buried in the backyard of a house in Lyons, 🏞️Illinois, about 15 miles southwest of 🌆Chicago. The house in which Michael Lelko, 45, and John Lelko, 41, were living had no running water,  plastic bags of human waste were here and there inside, and “Star Wars” toys were stacked to the ceiling.

The bodies of the Lelkos’ mother and sister were dug up from where the brothers had buried them in the backyard.

Lyons Police Chief Thomas Herion said Michael Lelko will face two felony counts of concealment of a ⚰️Death, the AP reported Thursday.

John Lelko could face obstruction charges for telling authorities his mother and sister had gone to live elsewhere when he knew they were dead.

Federal charges might be filed, Herion said, because the brothers