Ebony Daniel, Charlie Martin arrested after baby allegedly ingests cocaine

Jul 25, 2012 - 05:38
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Ebony Daniel,  Charlie Martin arrested after baby allegedly ingests cocaine
Ebony Daniel, 34, and her boyfriend Charlie Martin, 22.

Police have two people in custody, accused of letting a 13-month-old child ingest cocaine over the weekend.

Channel 2's Eric Philips was there when police walked Charlie Martin, 22, into jail. Martin is the boyfriend of the child's grandmother, Ebony Daniel, 34, who tued herself in to police Tuesday moing.

Police said the baby boy was brought to Piedmont Newnan Hospital over the weekend and then transferred to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston when doctors found out what was going on with the child.

Police walked Charlie Martin, 22, into jail. Martin is the boyfriend of the child's grandmother, Ebony Daniel.


Doctors confirmed the child tested positive for cocaine. Police then swore warrants out for Martin and Daniel.

Channel 2's Ryan Young went by Daniel's Palmetto home to get her side of what happened.

When Young knocked on her door, Daniels just yelled, "Nothing to say to you people."

Outside the house on Elm Street in Palmetto, children's toys could be seen throughout the yard Tuesday afteoon.

Investigators told Young the child's mother is being cooperative.

"The mother of the child is helping us. We have talked with other witnesses who said the cocaine was left open on the table," Sgt. Lee Gragg with the Palmetto Police Department.

Martin was taken into custody by police Tuesday night.

The child has since been released from the hospital, and investigators said they were awaiting toxicology reports to determine how much cocaine he ingested.

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Mike Gallagher Freelance writer with a passion for travelling