Daily Journal
TUPELO – A social worker checking on a sick child led to the arrest of a Lee County couple.
Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson said a Department of Human Services worker on a home visit found a sick 5-month-old child in the presence of illegal drugs. The child was taken to the hospital and tests revealed drugs in its system.
Deputies arrested the mother, Brooke Fowler, 29, and her live-in boyfriend Rickey Craig, 29, and charged them with child endangerment. Bond was set at $25,000 each.
Fowler is currently on parole for drug charges. Craig is on probation for credit card fraud and burglary.