An overdose call turned into a frightening situation for police in Louisiana after cops found a 10-year-old boy holding a loaded AK-47 rifle Saturday night.
An overdose call turned into a frightening situation for police in Louisiana after cops found a 10-year-old boy holding a loaded AK-47 rifle Saturday night.
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CROWLEY (KLFY) Crowley Police Department officers responded to a drug overdose Saturday and ended up taking an assault rifle from the hands of a 10-year-old child, KLFY-TV10 reported.
When officers got to the scene at a Dairy Queen parking lot, they checked inside a vehicle in the parking lot and found an Oberlin man in the driver s seat. The man had apparently overdosed, according to the report.
His wife, who was in the passenger seat, told police there was cocaine and fentanyl in the cup holder.
In the back seat, officers found two handguns on the floor and a 10-year-old boy holding a loaded and live AK-47 rifle next to his three brothers and sisters. The children were ages 12, 10, 2 and 1 month old, according to KLFY.
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Crowley Police arrested an Oberlin man Saturday after responding to a call in reference to an individual overdosing on illegal narcotics.
Upon officers arrival, Crowley firefighters were providing medical attention to the man, identified as Jeremy Leblanc of Oberin. Police say during the investigation, officers learned Leblanc had received the narcotics from someone outside of the city limits.
Officers were granted permission to enter the vehicle from Leblanc s wife, who said the narcotics were in the cup holder and also told police there were loaded firearms inside.