Two Missouri parents charged after an overdose in a hot car with a four-week-old boy inside

WASHINGTON, Mo (KY3) – Two parents face criminal charges after allegedly overdose on drugs while a four-week-old boy was sitting in the back seat of a hot car.

A Franklin County, Missouri, prosecutor has filed charges of child danger against Haley Kester, 25, and John Carpenter, 40.

According to a report from the Washington, Missouri Police Department, officers and medical personnel responded to the 1900 block of East Fifth Street when they received the report that two people were “fallen” in a car. While investigating, authorities found a 4-week-old boy secured in a car seat in the back seat of the car and covered by a blanket.

Police issued the following statement about the baby:

The baby was treated at the scene and taken to Washington Mercy Hospital by medical staff, due to the fact that the baby was showing signs of distress due to the heat. When medical personnel found the baby in the back seat of the vehicle, the vehicle’s windows were raised and the vehicle was not working. Medical staff described the temperature inside the vehicle as “hot.”

Police say both Kester and Carpenter refused further medical treatment at the scene, and were arrested for danger of minors.

After medical treatment, the Washington Police Department took the child into protective custody and released him to the Franklin County Children’s Division.

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