23-year-old Brown Deer man arrested after police find baby sleeping next to drugs

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Brown Deer Police responded to a possible domestic violence incident where they discovered a baby in an unsafe situation.

Around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 18 police were called by a 21-year-old woman near Dean and Meadowside who said that her 23-year-old boyfriend threatened her by text messages and making her fear for her safety. 

When police responded to the house they discovered that the man's 1-year-old daughter was sleeping unsupervised on an adult bed near THC and other drug paraphernalia. Her pacifier was next to a pile of marijuana and loose tobacco.

The man was arrested for child neglect, domestic violence, criminal damage to property, possession of THC, and possession of drug paraphernalia. 

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