Juvenile injured after ingesting mushrooms, relative arrested

A man is in jail on charges of furnishing drugs to a minor after a juvenile relative was injured in Taft Tuesday night in an undisclosed incident, allegedly after ingesting mushrooms.

The suspect, identified as Christopher William Beals, 47, was arrested at Kern Medical Tuesday at 10:05 p.m. and booked into Lerdo a few minutes later.

He is charged with furnishing drugs to a minor and willful cruelty to a child, according to Sheriff’s booking records and KCSO spokeswoman Lori Meza…

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