Police: Parents arrested after 2-year-old tests positive for meth
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — A southeastern Idaho couple faces felony charges related to their 2-year-old son's prescription drug overdose.
The Power County sheriff's office says Jim Norton and Liz Martinez were arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and possession of a controlled substance.
The sheriff's office says the boy was taken by ambulance to a Pocatello hospital on Dec. 29 and then airlifted to Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City.
The boy spent about a week in the intensive care unit suffering from an apparent overdose of a prescription drug. The boy also tested positive for methamphetamine.
The charges were filed Monday. Power County court records show both were arraigned and pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. Both were appointed public defenders.
The Power County sheriff's office says Jim Norton and Liz Martinez were arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and possession of a controlled substance.
The sheriff's office says the boy was taken by ambulance to a Pocatello hospital on Dec. 29 and then airlifted to Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City.
The boy spent about a week in the intensive care unit suffering from an apparent overdose of a prescription drug. The boy also tested positive for methamphetamine.
The charges were filed Monday. Power County court records show both were arraigned and pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. Both were appointed public defenders.
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