15-Month Old Child Ingests Marijuana, Dad Arrested
If you could look up “worst dad of all-time” on Google, then this man out of Bunnell, Florida might just pop up. This “not-so father of the year” is in some major trouble, and rightfully so, after his 15-month-old child ingested his marijuana cigarette and became ill.
The child was hospitalized, and the Police Department in Flagler Beach began investigating the matter after the child’s uncle came in and told them what happened. According to Fox News 13, Deputies pulled up to the house of Cody Spiegelhalter, and were speechless as to what they saw in his home.
Spiegelhalter’s home sounds like a place unfit for a child, or any human at that matter, to be living in. Details describe the living space having dog urine and feces all on the floor, garbage spread out the place with no air conditioning and just a complete dump. Reports from police also note that there was marijuana scattered all around the house within easy reach for a toddler to obtain.
Spiegelhalter told authorities that he allegedly put his rolled-up marijuana joint down on the table before he used the bathroom, and that’s when his child ate pieces of it. It was when his child began to start having issues after ingesting it, that he would then take her to the hospital. Thankfully, this situation didn’t end tragically for the child but, as for her dad, he was taken into custody and arrested for child neglect, and rightfully so.
Sheriff Rick Staly told Fox 13 “Based on his irresponsibility, this guy will never be Father of the Year or even for a day, and he will be spending time at the Green Roof Inn where he belongs”