A grim scene unfolded in Miami-Dade County where a father has been arrested following the discovery of his two unresponsive sons, who later tested positive for cocaine. Jose A. Aguilar Hernandez, 56, faces charges of child neglect without great bodily harm, as reported by NBC Miami. The boys, aged 9 and 11, were said to have been under Hernandez's care at the time they were found.
Details emerged that emergency services rushed to the Miami home on Tuesday evening after the children were found in an alarming state. Following this distressing incident, an NBC Miami release indicated that suspicion was quickly directed at the care they received, or the lack thereof, from their father. Hernandez, the only adult present, was later arrested as the gravity of the situation came to light.
An investigation took a more definitive turn when a Florida Department of Children and Families official carried out drug tests on the children yesterday, which turned up positive for cocaine. WSVN provided additional details, mentioning how investigators deduced that the children consumed the narcotics while in their father's care. The manner of ingestion still remains unclear at this time.
Hernandez did not communicate with detectives, according to an arrest report, and his arrest led to him being booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. During his court appearance today, a judge set a bond at $5,000 and ordered Hernandez to keep a distance from his sons, as first noted by WSVN.
