NORTH PLATTE, Neb.-A North Platte couple was arrested after police said a child in their care tested positive for methamphetamine.
According to police, officers were conducting a child abuse investigation when the hair follicles of a minor juvenile were tested for narcotics. Police said the testing indicated the juvenile was positive for methamphetamine and several other narcotics.
Police said investigators were made aware that, prior to the testing, the juvenile has been in the custody of Brandt Curr, 38, and Stefani Garcia, 26, both of North Platte.
Police said probable cause was established to arrest Curr and Garcia and they were taken into custody on Wednesday.
Both were jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center on suspicion of child abuse.