Shocking footage has been released of a Florida couple apparently unconscious from a drug overdose while they were in a car with their two infants in the back seat.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said 36-year-old William Ballard and Delenae Crissinger were found unconscious at a Texaco gas station with their 5-month-old and 1-year-old children. 32) was arrested on suspicion of drugs and child neglect. Even in the car.
Surveillance camera footage shows them arriving at the station in the early hours of January 19, and still there around 8am local time when they were spotted by a passerby.
Both people in the video were arrested. Photo: Attached
Police were called, and officers searched the vehicle and found bags containing methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin inside. A filled syringe was also found on the floorboard next to a container containing powdered milk.
“We don’t really know what addiction is until we see something like that, and that’s the saddest thing to me,” Eric Roundtree, who works at a restaurant next door, told FOX 13 News.
“You’re an adult, so you can do what you want, but don’t involve children. And those two innocent children have nothing to do with this incident. But now I’m upset.”
The children were then taken into custody and the couple arrested.
“Ballard has been charged with child neglect, possession of heroin for sale, possession of methamphetamine for sale, and driving with a suspended license, and is currently on bond for $30,120,” the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. He is being detained.” 23,940) Bonds.
Delaney Crissinger, 32, and William Ballard, 36, were allegedly found surrounded by drugs. Photo: Attached
“Krissinger also faces charges of child neglect, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia. At the initial hearing, the judge set her bail at $17,000.”
The case mirrors a similar incident in Ohio last September, when police released disturbing images of two parents knocked out on heroin with their 4-year-old child in the back seat. .
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