2-year-old tests positive for cocaine in Colby drug bust

COLBY, Wis. (CBS 58/WSAW) – One of three children found inside a Colby home where police executed a search warrant in April tested positive for cocaine, WSAW is reporting.  

The Clark County Sheriff's Office says they found marijuana, heroin, various pills and paraphernalia associated with selling and smoking marijuana when they searched the home on April 27. There were three children in the home when deputies arrived, ages 2, 6, and 8. The 2-year-old tested positive for cocaine.

Caleb Quelle, 30, of Colby was arrested and is expected to be charged with multiple felonies, including manufacturing/delivering heroin and child neglect. Elizabeth Mollan, 27, of Colby was also arrested and will be charged with multiple felonies including manufacturing/delivering heroin and child neglect.

Quelle and Mollan were booked into the Clark County Jail and held on $10,000 cash bonds. Both have initial appearances in Clark County on May 31.

The Clark County Sheriff's Office, Colby/Abbotsford Police Department, and Clark County Social Services responded to the scene.

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