A ****e County man is charged with child neglect and drug possession, after investigators say he sold his baby for drugs.
Investigators with the ****e County Sheriff's Department say Marty Ball, 38 was arrested around 8:45 Wednesday night at the BP gas station on Cosby Highway in Cosby.
In his report, the arresting officer says he received information that Ball was going to sell his 17 month old son to his sister-in-law. He learned both of their vehicles were at the gas station, and confronted them.
Ball told the officer that the woman was supposed to give him $100 for the baby, but she gave him 5 roxycodone pills instead.
Ball is charged with possession of roxycodone, dependency and neglect of a child, and public intoxication.
Charges against his sister-in-law are pending.
The child was placed with family members with DCS approval.
