ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. -- An 11-year-old child is facing felony charges for allegedly putting needles in Halloween candy.
- Officers responded to a report that a 12 year old had been injured with a sewing needle while eating a piece of candy
- Detectives filed Felony charges through Juvenile Court on an 11 year old child that visits relatives in the Grace Ridge area
- The needles were inserted into the candy through the wrappers and would be very difficult to detect
Back on Halloween, officers responded to a report that a 12 year old had been injured with a sewing needle while eating a piece of candy. The child had been “Trick or Treating” in the Grace Ridge subdivision, off Grace Church Road, in southeastern Rowan County.
The child suffered minor injuries from the needle that was inside of a Snickers bar. A search of the child’s candy revealed a second needle in another Snickers candy bar.
On November 1, 2018, a second family reported finding a needle in a Snickers candy bar, in candy their children received while “Trick or Treating” in the same Grace Ridge subdivision.
After an investigation, a suspect was identified over the weekend. Detectives filed felony charges through juvenile court on an 11-year-old child that visits relatives in the Grace Ridge area.
The child has been referred to Rowan County Juvenile Court facing charges of Distribution of Certain Food at Halloween Containing Foreign Objects.
According to the investigation, the needles were inserted into the candy through the wrappers and would be very difficult to detect. The child has been sent for a mental evaluation before the court proceedings begin.