Police in Madison County have arrested a man and charged him with endangering the welfare of a minor and a drug offense.
On Friday, police charged Steven H. Hembree, 27, of Richmond after responding to a complaint on Churchill Drive. At approximately 8:46 a.m. officers were dispatched to the area of ABC Child Care on Churchill Drive to investigate a report of a vehicle running in the parking lot with children inside and the driver passed out. It was further reported that the vehicle had been in the lot for over an hour.
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Upon arrival, officers identified the driver as Hembree and observed a 7-year-old and a 1-year-old in the rear seat. During the course of the contact, officers suspected that Hembree was under the influence of a controlled substance and searched his person. This resulted in the recovery of a bottle containing 17 oxycodone pills.
Hembree was taken into custody and held in the Madison County Detention Center and was charged for the following offenses:
– Endangering the Welfare of a Minor (2 counts)
– Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Degree
A social services representative responded to attend to the welfare of the children.
