A 5-year-old Indiana boy who he killed his younger brother He was high on cocaine at the time, while the dead boy had marijuana in his system, according to prosecutors.
The shocking revelation came as drug and neglect charges against the children’s parents, Deonta Jermaine Johnson, 27, and Shatia Tiara Welch, 24, were revealed on Tuesday.
The couple was arrested on the new charges Monday in La Porte, Ind. according to the Lafayette Journal & Courier.
Young Isiah Johnson died of a gunshot wound to the head after his unnamed brother found a gun in a drug den at a home, police said.
Johnson claimed to have been sleeping on the couch at the time, saying he “heard a boom” before finding the 16-month-old dead, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The dead boy was later found to have marijuana in his system, while his brother tested positive for cocaine, prosecutors said as they announced the charges.
Police also found 93 fentanyl pills, as well as marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the couple’s Lafayette apartment after the fatal shooting.
Mother Welch told police the gun was hers, claiming it was usually kept in a locked box under her bed.
Johnson was also charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly trying to clear the apartment of weed before police arrived.
Four weeks before the fatal shooting, Welch was charged with possessing and dealing in narcotics and marijuana, which is illegal for both medical and recreational purposes in Indiana. according to court records.
With post cables
English 
Español de Venezuela