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Scott Police arrested Mary Cormier and David Butt after they allegedly left their 4-year-old child at home for eight hours while the child was suffering from THC poisoning, so they could attend an LSU football game. The parents knew the child had eaten a THC gummy but did not seek medical help, leaving the child with another juvenile instead. As a result, the child became unresponsive and is currently in intensive care. Cormier and Butt face charges including second-degree cruelty to juveniles, child desertion, and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.
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Mary Cormier and David Butt, aged 36 and 34 respectively, were arrested by Scott Police after they left their 4-year-old child alone at home on Saturday evening. The couple knew the child had consumed a THC gummy but still went to attend an LSU football game instead of seeking medical help. When found, the child was unresponsive and taken to an area hospital's intensive care unit. Both parents were charged with second degree cruelty to juveniles, child desertion, and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office held them before they posted bond. Unintentional marijuana ingestion is especially dangerous for young children, accounting for 41% of all poison control cases involving cannabis products.
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A couple was arrested after allegedly leaving their 4-year-old child who ate a THC gummy alone for eight hours while they went off to attend a Louisiana State University football game, officials said.
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Scott Police arrested Mary Cormier, 36, and David Butt, 34, after the parents found the child unresponsive on Saturday after leaving him alone despite knowing the tot consumed a cannabis-infused product, police said.
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“Officers were made aware the parents had knowledge of the incident and chose to leave the four-year-old with another juvenile child so they could attend the LSU football game instead of seeking medical attention,” Scott Police said in a statement.
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The child was taken to an area hospital and remains inside an intensive care unit, officials added.
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Both parents were charged with second degree cruelty to juveniles, child desertion and three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.
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Cormier and Butt were taken into custody at the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office and have been released after posting bond.
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Unintentional marijuana ingestion in children younger than five years old can be especially dangerous, with such cases accounting for 41% of all poison control encounters in 2020, according to the National Institute of Health.
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Marijuana toxicity in children can cause somnolence, nausea, vomiting, mydriasis, and conjunctival erythema, and serious cases can result in respiratory failure, seizure, and unresponsiveness.
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