Ohio Parents Arrested After 8 Year Old Son Had Heroin In His System

A Cleveland, OH couple was indicted on child endangerment charges after their 8-year-old apparently overdosed on heroin. They were arraigned and they are each being held on $150,000 bond. Their next court appearance is scheduled for 9 a.m. today.

They are not allowed to have any contact with their son. Charles Dowdy and Danielle Simko were raising the child in a home that once belonged to Simko’s grandparents. Just before 9:30 p.m. Jan. 11, when Dowdy noticed his son stop breathing and his lips turning blue, he called 911.

Police found drugs and needles at the home and suspected both parents of being high.

At Southwest general Hospital, sources say they also found drugs hidden inside a toy watch kept inside the boy’s sock. When he took a urine test, they say heroin was in his system.

Dowdy and Simko were arrested and this week a grand jury indicted them on charges of child endangering and drug possession.