ELIZABETHTON — Police recently charged the parents of a dead 8-month-old child with attempted aggravated child abuse after tests revealed they had exposed the infant to methamphetamine, police said Wednesday in a news release.Jeffery McLaughlin, 26, and Stephanie Bowman, 22, were arrested Friday following an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the child on Nov. 20.Police and Carter County Emergency Medical Services were called Nov. 20 to the couple’s home at 1277 Bluefield Avenue, Apt. G-4, because the infant was unresponsive.The child later died, and police and the Department of Children’s Services began an investigation into the circumstances and conditions surrounding the death. Investigators found evidence indicating meth use by both McLaughlin and Bowman. Additional testing performed on the deceased infant also revealed evidence to support that the infant had also been exposed to methamphetamine, police said.The case was presented Thursday to the Carter County Grand Jury, which returned a true bill charging McLaughlin and Bowman with attempted aggravated child abuse. Both were held in the Carter County Jail and will appear before a judge at the next available Criminal Court date.
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