Arkansas Parents Plead Not Guilty in Children’s Drug Case

Matthew West, 22, and Madison West, 19, were arrested in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on three felony counts each of first-degree endangering the welfare of a minor after investigators said hair-follicle tests showed their children had methamphetamine and THC in their systems. The children were removed from the couple’s care and placed with the Arkansas Department of Human Services during the investigation. The Wests were released on $5,000 bonds, with conditions barring contact with the children and visits to their school or residence, and entered not-guilty pleas on Oct. 15.