Trooper JA Roach says troopers saw a 1-year-old boy in the back seat of a car. (Representational Image)
Highlights
- Baby found in a vehicle where four adults were allegedly using heroin
- West Virginia state police spotted the baby in the back seat of the car
- The one-year-old was soaked in urine in his car seat
West Virginia state police say a baby was soaked in urine in the back seat of a parked vehicle where four adults allegedly were using heroin.
The Herald-Dispatch says the adults were arrested Friday along US 60 in Huntington, about 52 miles west of Charleston.
Trooper JA Roach says troopers saw a 1-year-old boy in the back seat. Roach says the baby's urine formed a puddle in his car seat.
According to a criminal complaint, charges of child neglect creating risk of injury were filed against 56-year-old William Ernest Smith Sr, 54-year-old Gregory Allen Smith, 46-year-old Peggy Veronica Smith and 27-year-old Heather Lynn Bledsoe, all of Branchland.
William Smith also was charged with possession of a controlled substance, and Peggy Smith was charged with an outstanding warrant.