The Brief
- Lakeside police are searching for Auston Patrick Green and Cindy Cristina Chevez Batres on child endangerment charges after four children under 10 tested positive for the drug.
- The charges follow an investigation by local police and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services after medical evaluations revealed the synthetic opioid exposure.
- Police have not disclosed the suspects’ relationship to the children or the current medical condition of the four victims.
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas – Police are searching for two individuals wanted on multiple child endangerment charges after four children under the age of 10 tested positive for fentanyl, authorities said.
Two wanted after children test positive for fentanyl
What we know:
The Lakeside Police Department issued an appeal for the public’s help in locating Auston Patrick Green and Cindy Cristina Chevez Batres.
The charges stem from a joint investigation between local police and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). Medical evaluations conducted during the investigation revealed that four young children had tested positive for the synthetic opioid.…