A mother was arraigned on a charge of 2nd degree child abuse after police say 5 kids were hospitalized after consuming edibles ...







Kindergarteners sick from THC gummies; Melinda Gatica arraigned

Kindergarteners sick from THC gummies; Melinda Gatica arraigned

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2024-12-11T09:21:05+0800

Kindergarteners sick from THC gummies; Melinda Gatica arraigned

A mother was arraigned on a charge of 2nd degree child abuse after police say 5 kids were hospitalized after consuming edibles she allegedly made. According to the Sheriff, 37-year-old Melinda Gatica made gelatin edibles infused with THC. The mother then put the “home-made gummies” in a Life Savers Gummies package and placed that in her refrigerator. Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton says her 6-year-old took the gummies to school in Clio and shared them with their friends. Five kindergarteners were taken to the hospital last Friday due to illness. The mother has been charged with 2nd degree child abuse, which is a 10-year felony. Plus, Mother facing felony charge after kids get sick from edibles at school in Clio, and Students set to return to Clio school after several were hospitalized due to illness 00:00 Kindergarteners sick from THC gummies; Melinda Gatica arraigned 01:14 Mother facing felony charge after kids get sick from edibles at school in Clio 02:26 Students set to return to Clio school after several were hospitalized due to illness _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WEYI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MidMichiganNow/ WEYI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nbc_25 Subscribe to WEYI on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQXS1j_UgV29Wm5k3lZYYUQ/?sub_confirmation=1 Daily News Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP4I-rfjx-Si_ItSMN20FbmeNS1PgUG4p For more information, visit https://nbc25news.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: news@nbc25news.com Call the Newsroom: 810.687.9600 WEYI and WSMH are MI based stations and FOX and NBC Television affiliates owned and operated by Howard Stirk Holdings, LLC and receives certain services from an affiliation of Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #WEYI #MidMichigan #NBC25 #News #WSMH #Fox66 #Mid-MichiganNOW

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