Couple Arrested. 34-year-old Kurt Vineis and 31-year-old Katrina Palmer. After 2 yr. old takes Pills/Deputies searched the home and found Xanax,diazepam,alprazocam,carisoprodol & oxycodone hidden in car trunk/The baby is expected to make a full recovery.

POSTED: Sunday, July 31, 2011
UPDATED: 12:55 pm EDT July 31, 2011

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Volusia County deputies arrested two people after a child was discovered to have ingested prescription medication he found in a home near Orange City.

Deputies said the child was originally taken to Florida Hospital Fish Memorial after 34-year-old Kurt Vineis and 31-year-old Katrina Palmer discovered the boy was having trouble breathing and would not wake up.
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Doctors discovered the child had opiates in his system, and he was taken to Florida Hospital Orlando for further treatment, deputies said.

Deputies said Vineis and Palmer told them they thought the boy was taking a nap, and when Vineis when to wake him up at 1:48 p.m. Saturday, he found the child gasping for air, fading in and out of consciousness and his teeth were clenched tightly together.

Deputies said they asked Vineis and Palmer if they had prescription medications in the home, but both denied..

After the opiates were discovered in the child's blood, Vineis and Palmer were questioned again, deputies said.

Deputies searched the home and found Xanax, diazepam, alprazocam, carisoprodol and oxycodone hidden in the trunk of a car, officials said.

Deputies were investigating why the couple had so many prescription drugs.

Vineis and Palmer were taken to the Volusia County jail and charged with aggravated child abuse, child neglect and obstructing an officer.

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Posted: 1:26 pm EDT July 31, 2011
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Volusia County deputies say a couple was arrested for child abuse after a toddler ingested prescription pills on Saturday.

According to investigators, the couple called 911 after the two-year-old was found gasping for air and falling in and out of consciousness. The toddler was rushed to the hospital, and later flown to an Orlando hospital in critical condition, after doctors found opiates in his system.

The couple, identified as 34-year-old Kurt Vineis and 31-year-old Katrina Palmer, adamantly denied having any prescription pills in the home, deputies say. After further questioning, Vineis admitted to only having Xanax pills in the house. Investigators then got a search warrant for the home, and they say no pills were found. Thats when, according to investigators, Vineis finally explained that they couple had hid their stash of pills in the trunk of their car.

Volusia County deputies say they found seven bottles containing four different prescription pills in the trunk, including Oxycodone and Valium. Deputies say the investigation into why the couple had so many pills is still ongoing.

Both Palmer and Vineis were arrested and charged with child abuse and neglect. The toddler was in better condition on Sunday and is expected to make a full recovery, according to officials.

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I hope they never see their child again and he is adopted into a loving, functional family. This pair looks like they've been road hard.