He was transported to the Jasper County Jail.
JASPER, Texas — A man was arrested Sunday for allegedly giving a child gum with cocaine inside the package.
Edward Hunt Sr., 72, was arrested by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Deputies after they received a call relating to narcotics at the 900 block of Circle Drive in Jasper.
Upon deputies arrival, they discovered Hunt had gone into a residence and gave a 9-year-old a package of gum containing what they believed to be cocaine.
Hunt was then arrested on charges of endangering a child and delivery of a controlled substance. He was then transported to the Jasper County Jail.