Wisconsin parents to appear in court after 2-year-old tests positive for cocaine

COLBY, WIS. (WSAW) -- A Colby couple is expected to make their first court appearance Thursday after police say one of their children tested positive for cocaine.

The Clark County Sheriff's Office searched a home April 27, on the 200 block of S. 1st Street.

Investigators found marijuana, heroin, various pills and paraphernalia associated with selling and smoking marijuana. There were three children in the home when officers arrived, ages 2, 6, and 8. The 2-year-old tested positive for cocaine.

Caleb Quelle, 30, of Colby was arrested and will be charged with multiple felonies, including manufacturing/delivering heroin and child neglect. Elizabeth Mollan, 27, of Colby was also arrested and will be charged with multiple felonies including manufacturing/delivering heroin and child neglect.

Quelle and Mollan were booked into the Clark County Jail and held on $10,000 cash bonds.

The Clark County Sheriff's Office, Colby/Abbotsford Police Department, and Clark County Social Services responded to the scene.

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