The Shelby County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man Monday for distributing cocaine – to a minor.
- Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
A 4-year-old in Melvin Douglas Toms’ supervision had cocaine in his system, according to WCNC. Toms was arrested for trafficking and manufacturing cocaine and selling or delivering cocaine to a minor, among other charges, according to the sheriff department’s website.
WCNC writes:
The charges stem from a routine probationer home check. Authorities say cocaine was found in the home, and the child was found to have cocaine in his body.
The child was not hospitalized.
This article appears in Aug 7-13, 2013.
