An Arnold man faces three counts of endangering the welfare of children after his 5-, 3- and 1-year-old each tested positive for cocaine.
Westmoreland County detectives say they began investigating Josiah Hughes, 30, in May with a case involving child endangerment, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
A ChildLine report claimed Hughes left the three children unattended inside their Woodmont Avenue home, according to the DA’s office.
When case workers with the Children’s Bureau investigated, they found the three children “living in deplorable conditions” and took custody of them, the DA’s office said.
The children were taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. All three tested positive for cocaine, according to authorities.
Hughes was arraigned Thursday morning, where New Kensington District Judge Frank J. Pallone Jr. set $25,000 unsecured bail.
A preliminary hearing for Hughes is scheduled Oct. 30 before Pallone.
