Authorities say three adults have been arrested on little one endangerment expenses after they found fentanyl in a child’s diaper bag and that fentanyl smoke had been deliberately blown into the face of a 19-month-old toddler to cease her from crying.
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Workplace arrested Robert Mason, 33, Jennifer Trevino, 32, and Aracely Rocha, 22, on 4 counts every of second-degree felony little one endangerment.
The investigation started after the three had been pulled over for allegedly littering in entrance of the Frontier Inn & Suites in Abilene the place they had been staying on Jan. 25. Police searched the automobile and allegedly discovered fentanyl within the automobile and the newborn’s diaper bag, PEOPLE reported.
“A possible trigger search of the automobile revealed 56 fentanyl drugs and a number of gadgets of drug paraphernalia generally used for smoking fentanyl,” an arrest affidavit reads.
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Workplace searched their room and found that 4 kids and 4 adults lived within the resort with two adjoining rooms.
“Interviews revealed three of the 4 adults had been actively concerned in smoking fentanyl within the presence of the youngsters for a minimum of the final two days,” the affidavit alleges. “Interviews additionally revealed the adults had information of a minimum of one of many adults blowing fentanyl smoke into the face of the toddler to get the kid to cease crying.”
“The toddler was having problem respiratory” and was taken to a close-by hospital together with the three different kids, per the affidavit.
The trio had been taken and booked to the Taylor County Sheriff’s Workplace, the place they’re being held on $100,000 bond.
The trio have but to be charged.
