Crime

Police: Baby tested positive for marijuana

Shayla Melton, 19, and Taylor Frazier, 19, both of Columbus, have been arrested and charged with first-degree cruelty to children.

According to a Columbus police report, the two were arrested for causing injuries to an 11-week-old infant. The infant also tested positive for amphetamines and marijuana.

Melton and Frazier are both in the Muscogee County Jail.

Both will appear in Columbus Recorder’s Court at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Larry Gierer: 706-571-8581, @lagierer

This story was originally published July 27, 2016 at 6:44 PM with the headline "Police: Baby tested positive for marijuana."

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