TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. (WACB) – An Alexander County couple was arrested on Thursday (October 1) after a five-year-old child in their care was allowed to access and ingest a controlled substance.

The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office charged 35-year-old Kristen Hamby Taylor and 28-year old Quinton Alexander Ignasiak. Both list an Ezekiel Avenue, Taylorsville address. They’re charged with felony child abuse by exposing a child to a controlled substance, resulting in ingestion.

The suspects were being held in the Alexander County Detention Center under a secured bond of $75,000 each. The condition of the child has not been released.

[Story and photos of suspects courtesy of Rick Gilbert, WACB]