Cocaine found in Gwinnett children’s bedroom; 2 adults charged: Police

Two children near Norcross had cocaine in their bedroom, Gwinnett County police say, and the two adults they lived with now face charges for putting them in danger.

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Officers searched the home on Jimmy Carter Boulevard on Nov. 4, as part of a drug investigation that started in October, police said.

“It’s not common that we typically find drugs or any kind of controlled substance or any kind of evidence of that kind of nature inside of children’s bedrooms,” said Brock Marks with Gwinnett County police. “So this was definitely an anomaly.”

Paris Taylor, 34, is charged with reckless conduct. Her warrant says she kept illegal drugs easily accessible to her underage daughters.

Collin Spencer, 45, faces the same charge, along with felony counts of possessing cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana and THC vape pens with intent to distribute.

Spencer is also charged with having a stolen 9mm Ruger pistol and with having a gun as a convicted felon. A judge denied him bond on the cocaine, ecstasy, THC and gun charges.

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“We have to put the children at the forefront because this is reckless in nature having that kind of narcotic controlled substance in close proximity to juveniles,” Marks said.

The case follows one from April.

Franklin Fernando Retana Ramirez, 23, of Lilburn, brought his 5-year-old son to a drug deal in a hotel parking lot near Norcross while armed with a handgun, according to warrants. He was also charged with reckless conduct.

Marks said putting kids anywhere near drugs puts them in danger.

“We don’t condone that in any form or fashion,” Marks said. “And we would expect and hope that parents would take proper precautions to make sure that their children are always safe.”

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