Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Toddler 'smoking pot' in video leads to arrest of two women in Fort Hall

The video sparked outrage and caught the attention of police when it was posted to Facebook 

Feliks Garcia
New York
Thursday 25 August 2016 18:41 BST
Woman arrested after Facebook video of child having weed blown in its face

Two women have been arrested after they were linked to a video allegedly showing them share a joint with a small toddler.

The video was posted to Facebook on Saturday, according to KPVI, and shows four adults smoking what appears to be a joint in front of the toddler.

One woman in the video could be heard saying: "No more getting high? He's all blazing it."

Police at the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho said they are holding the two suspects in jail for child endangerment. The investigation is still ongoing, so they could not release more details at the time of this writing.

In the video, one of the women attempts to blow smoke into the toddler’s mouth twice. The second time, the child turned his head away from the smoke.

Police first became aware of the video after Facebook users voiced their outrage at the image of a child allegedly given marijuana.

The identities of the adults involved have not been released given the ongoing nature of the investigation, the police said.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in