2 y.o. got ahold of parent's PCP

[Jaded]

A Lufkin father has been arrested after his 2-year-old son brought to a Lufkin emergency room Monday tested positive for PCP.

Witnesses told investigators the child ate some white powder he found on a counter while his father, Andrew Darnell Dodd, 27, was at home, an arrest report stated.

Dodd has been jailed on charges of endangering a child — a state jail felony offense.

This is not the first time Dodd and his infant son had a run-in with Lufkin Police. In 2007 officers arrested Dodd for public intoxication after catching him running naked down Weaver Street carrying his son, 1-year-old at the time, the report stated. Child Protective Services has temporarily placed the child and Dodd's four other children with relatives.

The child's mother, Loreeka Dodd, came home Monday and found the child was "lethargic and not acting as usual," the arrest report stated. She took the child to Woodland Heights Medical Center where a urine sample taken from the child tested positive for PCP.

After the child tested positive for PCP medical officials transferred him to Texas Children's Hospital in Houston for further treatment. The toddler has since been released to family members and is doing well, said Lufkin Police Det. David Cross, who is investigating the case.

Cross said he carried out a search warrant of the Dodd's home Wednesday night and recovered several items to be sent off to a state lab and tested for traces of illegal drugs. The detective said he expects additional charges will be filed against Dodd and his wife. who allegedly knew about drug use around their children.

As for Dodd's arrest last year, Lufkin Police spokesman Lt. David Young said that case was referred to CPS.

http://www.lufkindailynews.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/12/19/toddler_pcp.html

The mother of a 2-year-old who tested positive for PCP has joined her husband in being arrested on charges related to the incident, police said Friday.

Loreeka Dodd, 32, went into custody Thursday night, charged with abandoning/endangering a child as well as an unrelated outstanding warrant for aggravated assault causing bodily injury.

Police arrested Dodd after investigators uncovered she had knowledge that her husband, Andrew Darnell Dodd, 27, was high on PCP at the time she placed him in charge of their son and another child.

"The mother was charged with endangering a child based on further investigations which showed she had left her child and another in his custody while she knew he was high on PCP on Dec. 11th," said Lt. David Young, spokesman for the Lufkin Police Department.

Witnesses told investigators the child ate some white powder he found on a counter while his father was at home, an arrest report stated. Dodd's husband went into custody Wednesday afternoon, charged with endangering a child.

Police arrested another woman in the house at the same time as Andrew Dodd after allegedly finding her in possession of PCP.

Officers arrested Erica Ann Redd, 20, Wednesday afternoon at the Dodd residence and charged her with possession of a controlled substance — a felony offense.

In 2007 officers arrested Andrew Dodd for public intoxication after catching him running naked down Weaver Street carrying his son, who was 1-year-old at the time, the report stated. Child Protective Services has temporarily placed the child and Dodd's four other children with relatives.

http://www.lufkindailynews.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/12/20/wife_arrest.html

[Tazzzz]

I have been waiting for this to happen, PCP is some nastey ass shit, The "new" druggy thing is to also add formaldehyde (Embalming Fluid) and PCP togeather. They use it like a dipping sause for ciggys or blunts or whatever. Cops have to call in a Hazmat team to get rid of it.

There appears to be a current trend of the use of substances known alternately by the slang names 'embalming fluid', 'fry', 'formaldehyde', 'wet', 'water', or 'amp'. These are sold in a variety of forms including cannabis joints or regular cigarettes dipped in liquid and cannabis leaf or tea leaves dipped in liquid. In all of these forms, the material is then smoked. Despite the variety of names, there is good reason to believe that these are all various preparations containing PCP.

PCP, known formally as phencyclidine, is an illegal hallucinogenic drug causing symptoms similar to schizophrenia. When used in small doses it increases a person's breathing and heart rates and blood pressure, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse Web site. It is also known to block senses to the brain, such as feelings of hot and cold, said Lufkin Police Det. Travis Strickland, narcotics investigator.

[malq]

PCP, Elephant tranquilzer whatever you call it..
Really bad shit. I think I would rather have my two year old huff glue.
I accidentally smoked some in some weed a long time ago. I felt a little dumber after that. I wonder what this 2 year old will turn out like.
I also wonder is the baby injested it thru breastmilk or directly got some.
Damn shame.

[Jaded]

I also wonder is the baby injested it thru breastmilk or directly got some.
Damn shame.

The 2 year old actually swiped it off the counter and ingested it.

[malq]

The 2 year old actually swiped it off the counter and ingested it.
Thanks SJ, How did I miss that in my red rage reading of this one?

[Rockin Ma]

PCP has been around as wet forever. The one drug I didn't use growing up. I was too afraid i'd hurt myself and be found wandering around naked.

"In 2007 officers arrested Andrew Dodd for public intoxication after catching him running naked down Weaver Street carrying his son, who was 1-year-old at the time, the report stated. "

EVERYONE I know that used that stuff ended up naked wandering the streets, usually very angry at least once. They also think they have super human strength.

I giggle watching that show cops when you see a dude running around crazy and naked... I always have him pegged as using PCP.

I hope that child doesn't get handed right back to the parents. I don't even want to think about the long term effects that stuff could have on a developing brain and body.