An Etowah County couple was recently arrested on charges of Chemical Endangerment of a Child, which is a felony. Dannie and Teresa Poole, ages 65 and 58, according to jail records were found to be in possession of methamphetamine, a glass pipe, and digital scales – along with a .22 rifle – with an eighteen month old child in the room.
A search warrant was executed by the Etowah County Drug Enforcement Unit at a home on Highway 278 East, where the couple was taken into custody January 4th. They were booked in the Etowah County Detention Center on a $10,000 surety bond for the Chemical Endangerment charge. The Etowah County Department of Human Resources is involved with the case.