Drugs, alcohol blamed in child endangerment

By Jimmy Potts, Record Managing Editor
Posted 7/7/16

A Warrenton man could face up to seven years in prison for allegedly using drugs in the presence of his children. Aaron Kannady, 28, of Warrenton faces first-degree child endangerment charges …

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Drugs, alcohol blamed in child endangerment

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A Warrenton man could face up to seven years in prison for allegedly using drugs in the presence of his children.Aaron Kannady, 28, of Warrenton faces first-degree child endangerment charges following a June 24 arrest at the America’s Best Value Inn in Warrenton.According to a probable cause statement by Warrenton Police Officer Rich Black, law enforcement arrived at Kannady’s room to assist in a call by the St. Charles County Children’s Division.The assist came as a response from a call made to the division where Kannady’s children, ages 3 and 6, said on many occasions Kannady “smokes green stuff in front of them and it makes [him] cough.” Other accusations include having narcotics within reach of the children and abusing alcohol in front of the children.An official with the children’s division attempted to contact the children, but they were told to hide when the official came to the home, according to the statement. Warrenton police attempted to enter Kannady’s room, but initially Kannady refused.Upon entering the room, Warrenton police found the children, along with a can fashioned into a marijuana pipe next to the bed and a bottle of Congress vodka within reach of the children, according to the police report.Kannady pled guilty to second-degree child endangerment in 2011. In Missouri, first-degree child endangerment is a Class C felony, carrying with it a sentence of up to seven years in prison and a $5,000 fine.Child endangerment


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