PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man is in jail after putting two baggies of methamphetamine into his child’s backpack.
On Thursday, April 20, 2023, detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit arrested 49-year-old Joseph Dombrowsky on one charge of Child Neglect.
The investigation began after school administrators contacted law enforcement advising that the child handed their teacher two clear plastic baggies with a crystal-like substance inside and told them their dad put them in their backpack.
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Deputies say the child victim is a 9-year-old.
Deputies responded and tested the substance, which tested positive for methamphetamine and weighed approximately 9 grams.
The child told detectives he found the baggies in his backpack at school after he went to find a piece of candy.
Detectives interviewed Dombrowsky, who denied knowing how the two baggies of methamphetamine got into the child’s backpack. Through the investigation, it was learned that Dombrowsky had used methamphetamine and ecstasy the prior weekend. Dombrowsky has been previously arrested for drug trafficking.
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Dombrowsky was arrested and charged with one count of Felony Child Neglect and transported to the Pinellas County Jail without incident.
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