BLUFFTON, Ind. (AP) – A northeastern Indiana couple charged in connection with the death of a 3-year-old boy now face drug charges.
Wells County prosecutors filed one count each of dealing methamphetamine Tuesday against the boy's 21-year-old mother, Breanna J. Arnold, and her boyfriend, 30-year-old Zachary Barnes. The pair also faces charges of neglect of a dependent resulting in death, abuse of a corpse and other counts.
The Journal Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1y9hicy) they'll appear in court Feb. 9 on the new charges.
Arnold and Barnes as well as a 16-year-old boy are charged in the death of Arnold's son, Owen Collins. Police found a body presumed to be his on Jan. 18. A coroner hasn't yet released an autopsy report identifying the child.
Court documents say the child had ingested methamphetamine in a drink.