DELTONA, FL (WCMH) – Police say a man under the influence of the drug Molly endangered two children when he used a machete to chase ghosts out of his house.
Jonathan Ponce, 31, was arrested for child neglect. A women identified as Meghan Silva, 26, is also facing charges.
Florida deputies found Silva running down a street. She admitted she had taken the drug and was running down the street because Ponce had a machete.
Deputies then went to the couple’s home where the found the machete in the front yard. They say Ponce then admitted he too had taken the drug and was using the machete to chase away ghosts.
The couple’s 6-year-old and 8-year-old were sleeping in a room in the house. They were placed into protective custody.