Posted on 11/30/2004 1:29:36 PM PST by Tarpaulin
BOCA RATON, Fla. - A month-old baby died while his parents were on a three-day crack cocaine binge that began after Thanksgiving dinner, police said today.
The cause of death was not immediately clear. Sonia Thomas, 39, and Neal Anthony Bryan, 46, have been charged with child neglect. More charges could be filed after autopsy results are available, police spokesman Jeff Kelly said.
Bryan told police he awoke to find that his son, whose name was not released, was on the bed next to him, not wearing a diaper and not breathing, according to a police report.
Thomas told investigators the baby was blue and she ran to the kitchen and sprinkled water on him in an attempt to "get him back." He was pronounced dead at a hospital after the couple called 911.
Thomas said she could not remember when she had last fed the baby because "she was messed up on crack" and tired, the report said. It said the couple admitted smoking about $500 worth of crack cocaine over three days.
Thomas was being held without bail. Bryan was held on $10,000 bail. Information on whether they had retained attorneys was not immediately available Tuesday.
Some days I end up wishing I didn't read the Cronc.
$500 worth would be quiet a rock, based on what I've seen of street prices in the news.
This would not be a crime in the Netherlands.
Have you ever seen the movie "Trainspotting"? This is a scene from that movie.
F--king morons like this shouldn't reproduce.
</extremely angry, bitter sarcasm>
Poor baby. At least he's safe now.
Good God! These two should be locked up with the key thrown away.
These people should be air-dropped into hostile territory over there in Iraq with American flags tattooed all over them.
The sad thought is would it have been worse if he had survived this particular episode? With parents capable of that kind of reckless self-indulgence, it was going to happen sooner or later.
Another victimless drug use "incident."
Because the laws are working so well.
A (there are many) sad part is that there are literally thousand of loving good couple in this country who would have jumped at the chance to raise this child. These two should be locked way for the rest of their lives.
It's too bad you can't auction off time with these two on e-Bay. You'd make a lot of money and render justice at the same time.
Prayers for the baby.
'nother story, images of suspects/perps, here:
http://tinyurl.com/6w2xe
This is sick. These parents fessed up to everything, caught up in a wave of guilt, which is exactly how it should be. I've always said, no law can enforce responsible parenthood. The punishment of losing one's child, even a crack head, is worse than anything the government can do.
On the flip side, these hard core drugs are destroying families left-and-right. It is self-induced slavery. And slavery is illegal in the USA. May it ever be so. FReegards....
Hang 'em high and let them dangle in a public square.
Absolutely. I have a friend whose wife has a genetic disorder (Swyer syndrome?-something like that) and cannot have children and they would jump at that chance. As it stands, they want a baby and can't find a kid younger than 3 or 4 to adopt.
A month earlier and it wouldn't have been a crime in America.
Muleteam1
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