Parents Arrested After 3YO Found Dead At Arkansas Home

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The parents of a three-year-old boy are now in custody after the child was found dead at an Arkansas home on Thursday.

Police said Sharece Monique Scott, 30, and Ridge Brandon Noel, 31, were arrested and charged with First-Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Minor.

The Weiner Police Department says the child was found unresponsive at a home in Weiner, Arkansas, Thursday evening. The child’s cause of death is currently unknown.

A search warrant was executed at the home, where officers reportedly found drugs, firearms (including one that was reported stolen), and a marijuana growing operation. Noel was taken into custody at that time.

The child’s body has been sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy to determine a cause of death.

Four other children were reportedly in the house at the time of the incident. Officials say they are now in the care of their next of kin.

MSN