A 6-year-old boy with autism who is nonverbal is recovering after Gwinnett County police say they found him home alone and under the influence of drugs, with methamphetamine inside the house.
Heather Lewis, 42, was arrested July 9 and faces charges including cruelty to children and possession of methamphetamine, Gwinnett County police say.
Officers weren’t looking for the child at all, according to police. They had come to the home on Fence Road near Auburn to serve a search warrant for a teenager at the home accused of robbery. That’s when they found the boy barely responsive last Thursday afternoon…