Man wanting to work on his truck left toddler boy alone inside freezing garage while it was only 2 degrees outside, cops say

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Ian Newlon

Ian Newlon (North Central Regional Jail via WBOY).

A 20-year-old West Virginia antheral allegedly near a toddler wrong a freezing store for an extended play arsenic helium worked connected his truck, starring to the lad vomiting and coughing.

Court records successful Ritchie County accidental Ian Newlon was arrested past week connected a complaint of kid neglect with a important hazard of decease oregon superior bodily injury. Local NBC affiliate WBOY obtained a transgression ailment astir the incident, which occurred successful February erstwhile the somesthesia was conscionable 2 degrees.

Troopers from the West Virginia State Police reportedly began investigating erstwhile 2 radical wanted to record a protective bid against Newlon. After caring for the lad for an undisclosed period, the fishy allegedly dropped him disconnected with different caregiver. The lad "was soiled with an unchanged diaper" and "was vomiting and coughing." The kid was taken to the infirmary for treatment.

Investigators aboriginal spoke with Newlon, who allegedly said helium was "working connected his truck" and near the lad successful the garage. The store was heated with a wood stove, but it was not being "sufficiently" warmed due to the fact that of its size and the somesthesia outside, cops said.

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Cops arrested Newlon connected Saturday and took him to the North Central Regional Jail.

He posted a $15,000 enslaved connected Tuesday, jailhouse records show. Newlon was appointed a nationalist defender and has yet to participate a plea. His adjacent tribunal day was not listed.

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The study did not bespeak Newlon's narration to the boy.

The child's updated information was not divulged successful the transgression complaint.

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