The parents of a 25 month old youngster have been charged with child abuse and neglect after testing positive for meth while caring for their toddler.
35 year old Donnie Ray Gillman and 39 year old Christina Dawn Mooneyham are each under a $5,000 bond and will make a court appearance on December 15.
Smithville Police took a report from a case worker of the Department of Children Services on Monday, November 28 who said she had received a referral alleging that Gillman and Mooneyham had been abusing methamphetamine. During an investigation by DCS Gillman and Mooneyham tested positive for methamphetamine during a urine drug screen and both admitted to having used drugs in the home while caring for their child. A hair follicle on the child also tested positive for methamphetamine. The toddler was placed in a foster home on Wednesday, November 9