MONROE (AP) — The condition of a 9-month-old boy who ate cocaine over the weekend was upgraded Tuesday to stable, Monroe police said Tuesday.
Authorities said the boy had been left alone in a room at his father's home in northwest Monroe on Saturday. The father and two friends returned to the room and found the child had swallowed some of the cocaine. Police have not said how much.
The three men took the baby to a local hospital, where doctors sent the child via helicopter to the main Charlotte branch of Carolinas Medical Center. The boy had been in critical condition for the past two days.
Brandon Scott Lewis, 22, the child's father, was charged with possession of cocaine, authorities said.
Jonathan Lawrence Henderson, 37, and David Autry, 19, both of Matthews, were charged with possession and delivery of the drug, authorities said. Both men also face charges of assault inflicting serious bodily injury.
Thanks for the updater. The baby is still in my family's prayers.