Two Evansville parents are in jail on neglect charges after deputies say they got a tip from a caller that the parents’ newborn baby was in danger.
Deputies were called to a home in the 4500 block of Crestview Drive for a welfare check.
When authorities showed up, they say the homeowner, 33-year-old Clifford Johns II, shut the front door.
They then got a search warrant for 31-year-old Sasha Drake, who was also inside the home.
They say she was wanted for failure to appear.
When searching the home, deputies say they saw trash and hoarding throughout the home from the floor to the ceiling, insects and no power when temperatures were in the 30s.
During a second search, authorities found drug paraphernalia, an unused syringe and a pill bottle with aluminum foil with a white powdery substance inside … that later tested positive for fentanyl.
Both Drake and Johns are booked in the Vanderburgh County Jail on neglect and drug charges.
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