Parents of girl who ingested meth charged with endangerment
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Parents of a toddler who ingested methamphetamine in their Pennsylvania home have been jailed on child endangerment and other charges.
State police on Tuesday filed the charges against 26-year-old John Kemmerer and 24-year-old Leanne Popp.
The Schuylkill (SKOOL'-kil) County couple's 22-month-old daughter consumed some of the highly addictive, illegal stimulant Sunday morning at their home in Wayne Township.
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The girl has been treated at Lehigh Valley Hospital near Allentown, where her condition has not been released.
The couple also faces charges including aggravated assault of a dependent, drug possession, simple assault and reckless endangerment.
Online court records don't list attorneys for the couple.
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse says a methamphetamine overdose can lead to a stroke, heart attack or organ problems that can result in death.