2 arrested on drug, child cruelty charges after deputies find 6-month-old baby unrestrained in car

A North Carolina couple was arrested on drug and child cruelty charges after deputies pulled them over and found a 6-month-old baby in the car unrestrained and drugs in the car.

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Towns County deputies said they were doing a routine safety check in the Gumlog area on March 23 when a K-9 alerted on a vehicle.

Amber Lynn Rogers, 27, and Brett Andrew McCray, 32, were in the car. The couple is from North Carolina.

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Deputies searched the car and confiscated methamphetamine. The car also tested positive for fentanyl and marijuana.

They also found a six-month-old baby who was not in a car seat.

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Both Rogers and McCray were charged with several felony drug charges and felony cruelty to children.

The baby was turned over to family members.