Nacogdoches father, grandmother arrested after toddler ingests THC gummies

NACOGDOCHES — Our news partners at KETK report that a Nacogdoches father and grandmother were arrested Saturday after a 3-year-old was hospitalized in critical condition due to ingesting THC gummies. According to the Nacogdoches Police Department, around 10:20 a.m., police and EMS responded to a home on West Main Street, where a 3-year-old was in medical distress after eating THC gummies. Officials said the toddler was transported to a local hospital, but then life-flighted due to being in critical condition.

The grandmother, 40-year-old Jennifer Elaine Sanders, was arrested on-site for possession of a controlled substance and abandoning/endangering a child: criminal negligence. The father, 22-year-old Zackery Cole Putman, was arrested later that day on a warrant for abandoning/endangering a child with intent.
Mugshot of Jennifer Sanders, courtesy of Nacogdoches County Jail
Mugshot of Zackery Putman, courtesy of Nacogdoches County Jail
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Sanders and Putman are both being held at the Nacogdoches County Jail.