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Parents charged after 3-year-old tests positive for drugs

JOSEPH, MO (WCMH) — Two Missouri parents are facing charges after their daughter ingested drugs for a second time.

Jean Mangus and Scottie Briner called medics after their daughter began ‘acting funny,’ according to court documents obtained by KQTV.


The girl was taken by helicopter to a children’s hospital where she tested positive for methamphetamine and oxycodone.

The girl was then removed from the home.

According to police, the home was filthy and infested with bugs.

A neighbor told KQTV that police had been called to the home multiple times for noise complaints.

Warrants were issued for the arrest of the parents.