Posted on 06/26/2002 8:10:35 PM PDT by chance33_98
Kids Found Neglected and Surrounded by Drugs
Kids Neglected and Surrounded by Drugs Reporter: Andy Cordan
White House Police made a sad discovery in a motel room along Interstate 65, where they found three children surrounded by drugs and filthy conditions. Police said the suspects were in middle Tennessee making big money by selling fake drugs at the music festival Bonnaroo.
Tuesday night, White House Police got a call of fireworks going off outside room 124. Officer Eben Bates responded.
"The hotel was trash everywhere."
Hidden amongst the filth, Bates found pot and numerous hits of ecstasy and valium.
"There was marijuana all over the bed."
Bates said the drugs were within easy reach of three children also in the room; the kids, ages five, three, and 20 months, looked dirty and uncared for.
"One kid hadn't had a diaper change in some time."
The children's mother and father, and a third man, all from Rochester, New York, were taken into custody on drug charges and child neglect
"Department of Children's Services was notified and picked up the children."
Police also seized close to $9,000 in cash and money orders - profits the couple told police they made at this past weekend's Bonnaroo music festival, where they allegedly sold pot, pills, and lots and lots of LSD.
"As you can see here, this is LSD blotter paper."
The paper bore the likenesses of Scooby Doo, Barbie, snow men, and even Jesus Christ. Police told news 2 the suspects admitted selling the LSD blotter paper at Bonnaroo. There's one other problem, though. The LSD is fake.
"They'd cut these up small increments to sell."
Before they sold the tablets for up to $10 a hit, police said the couple put a drop of liquid on the paper. But it wasn't acid; it was just plain old breath freshener.
"Apparently they must do this for a living or just to pass some time. The subjects were talking about going to the next event."
Before moving on to the next music festival , the group told police they were headed to Indiana, where one of the men had a court date for allegations of selling fake drugs there.
As far as the children's situation, we're told their grandma from Rochester is on her way down to take them home.
"Federal prosecutors will possibly proceed to press charges against the parents for unlawful exposure of minor children to religion."
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