GAYLORD, Mich. – A Michigan man is facing multiple charges after being found slumped over in his car at a gas station with a child in the back seat.
9&10 News reports the man was found slumped over, on drugs, at a Gaylord gas station last week.
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The man, who has not been identified, had an 18-month-old child in the car.
“I arrived shortly after, conducted and OUID investigation, ultimately leading to the arrest of an Emmet County resident for OUID, child endangerment, as well as child abuse,” Otsego County Deputy Joe Tath told WWTV.
Police won't say what drugs the man was on, but say this instance is becoming commonplace.
“With the opioid epidemic that the whole country is facing and with having two methadone clinics in town, I do see quite a bit of operating under the influence of drugs in Otsego County,” Deputy Tath added.
Deputies tell WWTV the 18-month-old who was in the car is doing okay, and he is currently in the custody of his grandmother. The suspect’s name is being withheld until he is charged in court.
The man is expected to be charged with child endangerment, as well as operating under the influence.