Nassau County Sheriff’s Office
Four people are facing charges in Florida after a toddler allegedly consumed methamphetamines that were hidden inside a sippy cup, authorities said.
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) alerted detectives on Feb. 24 that a one-year-old had ingested methamphetamine the day prior. Investigators learned the child had drunk from a sippy cup that the parents “later discovered” had a bag of meth at the bottom.
Even after learning of the exposure, however, none of the adults in the home called 911 or otherwise sought medical treatment for the child, opting instead to monitor the child overnight. When the child began vomiting, the mother took them to a nearby fire station. The child was then admitted to the hospital for treatment of a possible overdose…