afparent Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Mom Charged With Giving Crack to Son, 4 Friday, January 21, 2005 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A mother has been arrested on charges that she gave crack to her 4-year-old son to "calm him down." Michelle R. Shelton (search), 32, of Kansas City, was arrested Thursday on a child endangerment charge. Police said the boy did not suffer any obvious injuries from taking the highly addictive drug. He remains in state custody. Police first began investigating Shelton a year ago when officers said they saw her escorting drug users into the apartment complex where she and her son lived. Police said some residents at the complex told investigators Shelton sometimes gave the boy crack cocaine to "calm him down." Social workers were sent to the apartment where they took hair samples from Shelton and her son to test for illegal drugs. The tests came back positive, police said. According to court records, Shelton told detectives she found empty crack bags and drug paraphernalia throughout her home after parties her son attended. She said it was possible the child found some of the drug. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,145090,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 He will be Mayor one day... Hey! you get what you vote for... and its a damn depressing article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Another case for making parents get a license. Blondie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerm Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 I'm against giving 4-year-olds crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickfox45 Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Originally posted by Nerm I'm against giving 4-year-olds crack. haha well done. :notworthy ive heard of parents giving kids a bit of rum to help them get to sleep as infants, but never crack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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