Police In Idaho Find Unconscious Man, 2 Kids In Car

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Police In Idaho Find Unconscious Man, 2 Kids In Car

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A 21-year-old Boise man who police say they found unconscious in a running vehicle with two young children faces drug and felony injury to a child charges.    KTVB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/WdyL1z) that Shannon Ferdig was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after officers were called to a convenience store.    Police say that when they made contact with Ferdig they saw drug-use items in plain view and that when Ferdig got out of the vehicle a package containing 2 grams of meth fell to the ground.    He was being held in the Ada County Jail on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, injury to a child, and possession of drug paraphernalia.    The two children in the car have been placed in the custody of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.    (Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

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