Yeah, it's ridiculous. This literally could have happened anywhere,
and if it did happen in another town the headline would have simply
read "Couple jailed, accused of having drugs, porn around children".
The fact that they are from AP is irrevelant in this case.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Jeeze, can we not get a break here? Another stellar article in the
APP that's just going to
> cause more people to trash our city....it never ends. It's not the
APP's fault that these
> things happen though, in truth this could've happened anywhere, but
because it's in AP...
>
> Asbury Park couple jailed, accused of having drugs, porn around
children
> BY ED JOHNSON STAFF WRITER JANUARY 18, 2008
>
> ASBURY PARK An Asbury Park couple remain in the Monmouth County
Jail after sheriff's
> officers
> charged them with endangering the welfare of their three children
by possessing
> narcotics, narcotics paraphernalia, and pornography in the
children's presence.
>
> Lynette K. Solomon, 37, and Shawn D. Solomon, 42, were both
arrested Thursday at 1254
> 1/2 Washington Ave., by a team of sheriff's officers serving a
warrant for failure to pay
> child support, said Cynthia Scott, a spokeswoman for the Monmouth
County Sheriff.
>
> While at the location the officers determined Lynette Solomon was
also wanted on an
> outstanding traffic warrant from Freehold Borough, Scott said.
>
> An arrest affidavit by Sheriff's Officer Donna Gonzalez said the
officers determined
> "narcotics and narcotics paraphernalia as well as pornography was
present and accessible
> to the children," ages three, nine and 15.
>
> The items were described in the arrest warrant as "present and
accessible to the children."
> The narcotics were also described as being used in the children's
presence, according to
> the arrest warrant.
>
> The Solomons were each also charged with possession of crack
cocaine.
>
> The couple have each been ordered held in lieu of $30,000 bail,
Scott said.
>
> The children were turned over to their grandparents and the state
Division of Youth and
> Family Services was notified to investigate further, Scott said.
>
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