Overview
- Hospital staff reported a positive meth test for a 3-year-old, who was transferred to a Louisville children's hospital for specialized care after Saturday's emergency.
- Troopers detained the child's father, Gary D. Walker, 43, at the hospital and arrested him on drug and paraphernalia charges, and he is held at the Daviess County Detention Center on a $5,000 bond.
- Police say Walker had synthetic urine hidden in his underwear during processing, which they described as an attempt to cheat a drug test using artificial liquid meant to mimic real urine.
- Officers reported finding a small metal vial with white residue in Walker's vehicle, and an early Sunday search of his Owensboro home turned up about five grams of meth, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.
- Kentucky State Police say the probe into the child's exposure continues, and doctors often send young children with severe meth toxicity to specialty centers because the drug can cause dangerous heart, breathing, and neurological problems.