An upstate New York couple has been charged with child abuse after “hot-boxing” a car with marijuana outside a popular Miami Beach hotel, knowing very well that a 2-year-old boy was trapped in the back seat.
36-year-old Phillip Fraisar from Hamlin, and 27-year-old Kasey Renee Buckmann of Rochester, were allegedly caught puffing with the windows rolled up and sipping on tequila while parked outside the Clevelander Hotel on Sunday night, according to Local 10.
According to reports, Fraisar’s 2-year-old son was in the back of the car as it filled with smoke, and that prompted passersby to call the authorities, who arrived to arrest the now-charged New York couple.
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“The marijuana smoke filled the vehicle, which is commonly referred to as hot-boxing,” cops said in a statement to the outlet.
Police arrived and took possession of a “large clear bag of marijuana” rashly tucked under the driver’s seat and a pistol, which was in the automobile’s glove box.
Now, both adults face child abuse charges.
Renee Buckman was hit with extra charges of marijuana possession, and Fraisar also faces a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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According to reports, Fraisar was booked in Elmira Correctional Facility in 2015 on attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
