Two people are facing drug and child neglect charges after Fargo police found a 4 year old child sleeping in a closet alongside 65 grams of marijuana and a handgun.
The narcotics team was executing a search warrant at a south Fargo apartment when they found the child.
Michael James and Shatonna Cook were arrested. Over 5 pounds of marijuana, 3 handguns and more than $7,000 in cash were confiscated.
The child was taken into protective custody.
From Fargo Police:
On September 19, the Fargo Police Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at the 1000 Block of 44th St. S. Four adults and a four year-old child were present in the apartment. The child was found sleeping in a closet in the apartment. Also found in the closet was 65 grams of marijuana and a handgun. The marijuana was on the floor of the closet and the handgun was in what appeared to be a child's backpack on a shelf in the closet.
The search warrant resulted in the arrest of two people and the seizure of over five pounds of marijuana, three handguns and $7,315.
The following person was arrested for Child Neglect, Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Deliver and Possession of A-Misdemeanor Drug Paraphernalia:
Michael Jerome James
20 Years Old
Fargo, ND
The following person was arrested for Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Deliver:
Shatonna Jamei Cook
23 Years Old
Fargo, ND
The child was taken into protective custody. Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Deliver and Child Neglect are class B Felonies punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Possession of A-Misdemeanor Drug Paraphernalia is punishable by up to one year in prison and a $2,000 fine.
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