Dad 'served drug-laced mango smoothies to 12-year-old girls at sleepover' | CC68LYQ | 2024-03-09 11:08:01
An Oregon dad has been accused of lacing mango smoothies with drugs and serving them to his 12-year-old daughter's pals at a sleepover.
Michael Meyden, 57, has been indicted on nine counts after three women ended up in hospital with medicine detected of their methods.
In August last yr, the three women have been rushed to Randall Youngsters's Hospital after exposure to the prescription drug, which tested constructive for benzodiazepine depressants.
Meyden was apparently very concerned in his daughter's actions whereas internet hosting her pals, including taking them to get their nails accomplished and choosing up pizza.
Earlier than the women went to sleep, he made them two smoothies every and ensured they every drank out of their own cups, it was heard.
One of many women who drank a smoothie texted her family in worry, saying: 'So I'm "sleeping" and her dad comes down and [I'm] hugging [one of the other girls] because she was scared, and he stored shifting us away from each other but stored doing checks to ensure we weren't awake.
'Additionally, [the other girl] gained't wake up and she or he did for like 2 seconds, but she stored her eyes closed and didn't speak.'
When the woman's household arrived to select up their baby, Meyden reportedly 'seemed drunk' and was slurring his words, but let her go.
Meyden also allegedly put his finger underneath one of the woman's noses to see if she was asleep, police have been advised.
One of many women stated she felt 'woozy, scorching and clumsy', with one other telling police she went right into a 'thick, deep sleep'.
Meyden turned himself into authorities on February 28 for nine counts: three for causing one other to ingest a managed substance, three for software of a schedule-4 managed substance to another and three supply of a controlled substance to a minor.
Lawyer Mark Cogan says Meyden was arraigned on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty, in response to& NBC News.&
He informed them: 'We've got not seen the proof. The indictment was issued by a grand jury behind closed doors the place no decide, no defence lawyer, was allowed. And we hope that folks will reserve judgement until all of the information are recognized.'
Police stated in a press release: 'On Saturday, August 26, 2023, Lake Oswego police have been notified that three 12-year-old women have been being treated at Randall Youngsters's Hospital after reporting that they had been exposed to an unknown prescription drug while at a sleepover at a pal's residence in Lake Oswego.
'Detectives investigated the incident and decided that 57-year-old Michael Meyden of Lake Oswego, who was the host of the sleepover, was chargeable for the medicine detected within the women' bloodstreams.'
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