Couple arrested in Florida after losing their child at a beach and being drunk
According to an arrest affidavit from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, 27-year-old Timothy Stephens was charged with two counts of child neglect.
According to deputies, an anonymous caller reported to officials that a male and female on the beach appeared to “have too much to drink” and were “possibly passed out” while having two children with them.
Deputies were able to locate Stephens and his fiancé, Alyssia Langley, sleeping on a towel on a Daytona beach. Deputies say there were two chairs set up around them, as well as various children’s beach toys, but there were no children in the area.
Deputies say they also located several empty cans of beer, a glass bottle of Crown Royal whiskey and other unsealed alcoholic beverages.
When the couple still wouldn’t wake up, deputies began to yell, which finally woke the two up. According to deputies, both were in “a state of confusion.”
Deputies asked the couple if they had children with them, and it was eventually revealed that they did. When asked where they were, Stephens could not point out specific children or give their exact location, the affidavit states.
Deputies then escorted the couple to a nearby pool, where VCSO said their 5-year-old and 7-year-old were swimming unsupervised.
The children were unharmed and healthy, according to the affidavit.
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