Bradenton Beach police took two parents into custody after a crying child was found on Second Street North at about 10:40 p.m. Nov. 6.
Lance Aaron Blaylock, 34, and Phaedra Christina Brace, 30, of Bradenton Beach, face charges of child neglect without great bodily harm, a third-degree felony.
A police report indicates that a neighbor alerted police to a situation — a child crying outside and a smoke alarm sounding at a nearby home.
When BBPD officers arrived to a residence in the 300 block of Second Street North, they said they found the child walking in circles around Blaylock, who was lying in the backyard beside a puddle of vomit.
The report stated police found Blaylock passed out.
The report also stated that food burning on the stovetop was the cause of the triggered smoke alarm.
Brace, described as Blaylock’s fiancee in court records, arrived home shortly after an ambulance transported Blaylock, suffering from apparent alcohol poisoning, to Blake Medical Center.
Brace, according to the report, told police she went for a walk after arguing with Blaylock. A probable cause report filed with Manatee County Circuit Court quoted the mother as saying she thought Blaylock “was OK to watch the child and not that drunk.”
BBPD reported finding furniture overturned, shattered glass and a knife embedded in a living room wall.
Brace was taken to Manatee County jail that night.
Blaylock, who has one prior felony arrest and six misdemeanor arrests in court records, was taken to jail Nov. 7, after his release from the hospital. His bond was set at $15,000.
Arraignment for both Blaylock and Brace is Dec. 10.
The child, whose age was not disclosed, was placed with protective services.