
Report: Three couples arrested in Polk County after children tested positive for meth
Published 8:29 am, Thursday, December 14, 2017
Madalyne Burleson, 27, (pictured) and Earl Matthews, 41, both of Livingston, were each charged with endangering a child and possession of a controlled substance after their 1-year-old son tested positive for methamphetamine. The couple also allegedly tested positive for "high amounts" of meth.
lessMadalyne Burleson, 27, (pictured) and Earl Matthews, 41, both of Livingston, were each charged with endangering a child and possession of a controlled substance after their 1-year-old son tested positive for
... moreMadalyne Burleson, 27, and Earl Matthews, 41, (pictured), both of Livingston, were each charged with endangering a child and possession of a controlled substance after their 1-year-old son tested positive for methamphetamine. The couple also allegedly tested positive for "high amounts" of meth.
lessMadalyne Burleson, 27, and Earl Matthews, 41, (pictured), both of Livingston, were each charged with endangering a child and possession of a controlled substance after their 1-year-old son tested positive for
... moreChelsea Neoma Galardi, 20, (pictured) and Jeffery Ryan Price, 26, both of Livingston, were both charged with felony child endangerment after their child, who is younger than three years of age, tested positive for meth. The couple also allegedly tested positive for "high amounts" of meth.
lessChelsea Neoma Galardi, 20, (pictured) and Jeffery Ryan Price, 26, both of Livingston, were both charged with felony child endangerment after their child, who is younger than three years of age, tested positive
... moreChelsea Neoma Galardi, 20, and Jeffery Ryan Price, 26, (pictured) both of Livingston, were both charged with felony child endangerment after their child, who is younger than three years of age, tested positive for meth. The couple also allegedly tested positive for "high amounts" of meth.
lessChelsea Neoma Galardi, 20, and Jeffery Ryan Price, 26, (pictured) both of Livingston, were both charged with felony child endangerment after their child, who is younger than three years of age, tested positive
... moreEnriqeta Reyes (pictured) and Epitacio Capetillo, 43, both of Goodrich, were arrested and charged with felony child endangerment after their grandson, who is under three years of age tested positive for meth
Enriqeta Reyes (pictured) and Epitacio Capetillo, 43, both of Goodrich, were arrested and charged with felony child endangerment after their grandson, who is under three years of age tested positive for meth
Enriqeta Reyes and Epitacio Capetillo, 43, (pictured) both of Goodrich, were arrested and charged with felony child endangerment after their grandson, who is under three years of age tested positive for meth. Continue through the photos to see the remarkable changes in mugshots alleged meth use causes.
lessEnriqeta Reyes and Epitacio Capetillo, 43, (pictured) both of Goodrich, were arrested and charged with felony child endangerment after their grandson, who is under three years of age tested positive for meth.
... moreA progressive series of mug shots shows the effects of crystal methamphetamine use. The Oregonian newspaper's "Faces of Meth" project provides a warning to others.
The left image was taken in 2000 and right image was taken in 2004.
lessA progressive series of mug shots shows the effects of crystal methamphetamine use. The Oregonian newspaper's "Faces of Meth" project provides a warning to others.
The left image was taken in 2000 and right
... moreThe left image was taken in 1997 and right image was taken in 2007.
The left image was taken in 1997 and right image was taken in 2007.
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Left image taken in February 2005 and right image taken in December 2005.
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Left image taken in 2003 and right image taken in 2007.
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Left image taken in May 2000 and right image taken in November 2000.
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Left image taken in 2007 and right image taken in 2008.
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Left image taken in 2000 and right image taken in 2007.
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Left image taken in 1997 and right image taken in 2008.
Three Polk County couples were arrested on charges of child endangerment after their children tested positive for meth last week, according to KTRE-TV. Polk County is east of Hunstville, Texas.
The news station reports the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested the couples following a Child Protective Services-mandated drug test came back positive from the children, who are all under the age of 3.
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Madelyn Paige Burleson, 27, and Earl Buster Matthews, 41, both of Livingston, were arrested on charges of child endangerment and possession of a controlled substance between one and four grams.
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Media: WGALThe couple's son, who is under one year of age, ingested methamphetamine and tested positive for his CPS-issued drug test, KTRE reports. Matthews and Burleson also allegedly tested positive for "high amounts" of meth, the report says, and after a search of their home, marijuana, meth and drug paraphernalia was found.
Chelsea Neoma Galardi, 20, and Jeffery Ryan Price, 26, also of Livingston, were charged with felony child endangerment after their child, who is younger than three years of age, tested positive for meth. The report says the couple also allegedly tested positive for "high amounts" of meth.
Enriqeta Reyes and Epitacio Capetillo, 43, of Goodrich, were charged with felony child endangerment after their grandson, who is under three years of age, tested positive for meth in his CPS-issued screening. According to KTRE, the couple also put their daughter, who requires their care due to a head injury, in danger as well.
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