Melbourne Man Arrested After Baby Ingests Heroin, Medical Personnel Use Narcan to Save Child

By  //  September 3, 2020

Nathaniel James Clay of Melbourne is facing charges after a baby ingests heroin. (BCSO Image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA (FOX 35) – A Brevard County man was arrested after police say a baby got into a stash of heroin.

Nathaniel James Clay of Melbourne is facing charges.

According to investigators, police arrived at 151 E. University Blvd. where Clay told medical personnel that the baby may have ingested heroin.

The baby was taken to the hospital and given three doses of Narcan. Staff said the baby tested positive for opiates. A field test of the child’s clothing tested positive for heroin, investigators said.

CLICK HERE TO READ FULL ARTICLE ON FOX NEWS

CLICK HERE FOR BREVARD COUNTY NEWS