11-year-old charged for allegedly putting metal objects in Halloween candy
ROWAN COUNTY, NC (WSOC) — Deputies in Rowan County said an 11-year-old is facing charges after they investigated two separate cases where parents reported finding needles or pins in their children’s Halloween candy.
Investigators said the 11-year-old, who visits relatives in the neighborhood where the metal-laced candy was found, has been referred to the Rowan County Juvenile Court. The child is facing charges of distribution of certain food at Halloween containing foreign objects.
A 12-year-old boy had to go to the hospital on Halloween night after biting into a Snickers candy bar that had a pin in it, his father said.
There was another pin found in a different piece of candy too, Howard Peacock Jr. told officers. Peacock said he took his children trick-or-treating in the Grace Ridge subdivision.
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