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Newborn Council Bluffs child tests positive for fentanyl – 2 charged with Child Endangerment

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July 14th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) — A Pottawattamie County woman says her toddler tested positive for fentanyl. The suspects include her fiance’s brother and his girlfriend. 18-year-old Megan Harris, from Council Bluffs, told KETV in Omaha that she knew 20-year-old Charlie Stokes and her boyfriend, 22-year-old Alejandro Hernandez, Jr., were recovering drug addicts, but she thought they had gotten clean. Instead, the two are facing felony charges of Child Endangerment, to which they have pleaded not guilty.

Harris said she worries her 1-year-old may have permanent damage. The doctors aren’t sure if the boy will have long-lasting effects from the drug. Her baby, “Junior,” was born early and was in the NICU. Hernandez, Jr., and Stokes are set to appear in court again, next month.