Marion Couple Arrested after Toddler Overdoses on Drugs

By Richard Harris

July 24, 2024

 A toddler was rushed to the hospital in Columbus and then air-lifted to Atlanta recently due to an overdose after apparently eating illegal drugs in the home.
 At the deadline for this week's newspaper, the 2-year-old child was still in the hospital. Both parents have been arrested and charged with cruelty to children, with additional charges possible.
 Marion County Sheriff Derrell Neal said he received a call for a Talbot County investigator on the night of July 14. It was in reference to the toddler and a possible overdose of some type.
 A Marion County deputy was dispatched and was also contacted by the Columbus Police Department, which relayed the fact that a couple had brought their 2-year-old in to the emergency room because the child was feeling ho...

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