DELTONA, Fla. – A couple was arrested for child neglect on Thursday after experiencing side effects from the drug Molly, Deltona police said.
Meghan Silva told police that her live-in boyfriend, Jonathan Ponce, was wielding a machete. She said he had taken Molly and was having adverse side effects from the drug.
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Police said Silva had run from the home they share in Deltona.
Police said they found a machete in the home's yard.
Silva told police that he was chasing ghosts out of the house because he and Silva believed that the house was haunted, police said.
A machete sheath was found in the room where a 6-year-old and an 8-month-old child were sleeping, police said.
Silva was arrested for child neglect.