Dad ROBERT DANIEL DEAN has been charged with child abuse AND possession of drug paraphernalia after leaving his 2-year-old in a pickup truck.
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Father charged with leaving 2-year-old son alone in truck
November 20, 2009 9:25 PM
Corey Friedman
A Gastonia man is accused of leaving his 2-year-old son unattended inside a pickup truck for at least a half-hour Friday.
Robert Daniel Dean, 24, of 209 E. Fifth Ave., was charged with child abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia after Gastonia Police Officer S.C. Welch allegedly found a water pipe used to smoke marijuana.
Dean was booked in the Gaston County Jail under a $500 secured bond.