One of the sadest stories yet!

kwilbanks · **One of the sadest stories yet!**

MONROE, NC -- A baby is clinging to life Sunday night after swallowing cocaine in his Monroe home.

Saturday evening around 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a call from Union Regional Medical Center about a 9-month-old who had ingested cocaine.

The baby's father lives in the 1300 block of Trull Place. Police said it appears the baby's father, Brandon Scott Lewis, 22, was doing cocaine with his two friends, Jonathan Henderson and Matt Autry. Police said the men left the child alone, and unsupervised.

"They had [cocaine] on the table," said Lieutenant Shawn Parler with the Monroe Police Department.

When they returned to the room, they discovered that the child had eaten cocaine.

Lieutenant Parlar isn't sure exactly how much time elapsed, or how much cocaine the baby ingested before Lewis and his two friends returned.

"Enough time to go to the kitchen, go to the bathroom and one stepped outside," said Parler.

Parlar said that when they came back into the room, the child was having seizures and convulsing. The men apparently noticed that the cocaine was gone, and drove the child to the hospital.

Police said Lewis drove his son to Union Regional. An emergency room witness said Lewis signed paperwork, went outside with the boy in his arm and returned a few minutes later. It was then that ER staff noticed the boy's condition.

Lewis and Henderson, 37, have been charged with possession of cocaine. Autry, 19, was charged with possession of cocaine and delivery of cocaine.

Police said all three men were also charged with assault.

If the baby dies, police said the men could be charged with manslaughter or murder.

JeannetteDavis · 08-21-2006, 08:28 AM

I want so badly to beat the holy cow out of some of these people who have children and expose them to such dangers. I have no sympathy for the "parents" at all for anything that they go through, but the children are so innocent. I hope he will be okay.

tamar · 08-21-2006, 08:51 AM

I just don't understand why people dont think!! I want to do something really bad to these $%%&#^#$%@$%^$&%^&%@$#!$##$@#!#!!!!!!!! That is so sad, I hope the baby makes it with no brain damage.

maoftwinboys · 08-21-2006, 11:53 AM

I just pray the baby is ok. AND I hope all 3 get slammed with tons more charges than just cocaine posession, like say child endangerment, ATTEMPTED MURDER - cause let's face it that is what they did when they let that baby ANYWHERE near that crap. UGHH!!!!

OK, frying pan posse let's gather together and head out!!

RileysMom117 · 08-21-2006, 12:13 PM

We saw this last night on our local news and it is just heartbreaking. I pray for the little guys full and speedy recovery and also that all three men are sentenced to quite a lengthy jail term. But I will bet you anything, if that little boy does survive, I bet the men don't get more than 2 or 3 years jail time.

Idiots. They should be beaten with tire irons.

jessthenurse · 08-21-2006, 08:47 PM

but just think about what "sentence" they will receive from the other inmates when sent to jail and the reason they are there is leaked. they don't need to like any kind of child abusers inside the jail heirarchy.

karma can be so sweet

morrismomaof2 · 08-21-2006, 09:14 PM

This just makes me sick to my stomach and extremely angry. My bio used to get strung out on meth when my ds and db were babies and there were several times when they almost got ahold of the stuff. Not to mention that bio mom used through all 6 of her pregnancies! Some people just should NOT have children!!

23daisys · 08-22-2006, 10:15 AM

This completely sickens me!

Ev_Cal_n_Syds_Mommy · 08-22-2006, 07:59 PM

This is horrible! I heard about this this morning...

I just can't believe people! It makes me so sick!

perfect4ofus · 08-22-2006, 09:56 PM

It makes me want to scoop the little sweetie up and keep him safe and sound and raise him right completely out of that envrionment! Poor little thing!