Mississippi parents arrested after child tests positive for methamphetamine

Published 10:35 am Tuesday, July 4, 2023

A Mississippi couple have been arrested after law enforcement investigators said their child tested positive for methamphetamine, a TV station reported.

Leslie Burks and Joseph Alford were arrested on Saturday on child abuse charges, WTVA-TV reported.

The child, whose age was not released, test positive for methamphetamine prompting Mississippi’s Child Protective Services officials to contact the sheriff.

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