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2-year-old boy overdosed on cocaine, police say; man arrested

The boy was given two doses of naloxone after EMS found him struggling to breathe, and preliminary blood tests were positive for cocaine, prosecutors said.

  • On July 20, Alexander Moles was arrested in Wildwood after a 2-year-old boy in his care overdosed on cocaine during a Jersey Shore vacation; Moles faces charges including child endangerment and drug possession.
  • Moles allegedly oversaw children at an Airbnb while a woman showered; when she returned, she found the 2-year-old "sleepy" before Moles drove the boy toward the hospital reporting difficulty breathing.
  • EMS administered two doses of Naloxone after intercepting Moles' vehicle, and the boy was transported to Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; Preliminary blood tests confirmed cocaine ingestion.
  • Following a July 24 detention hearing, Moles was released from Cape May Correctional Facility; Investigators searching the property discovered "tapentadol hydrochloride" and a white powdery substance, according to the Cape May County Prosecutor.
  • Prosecutors charged the Ringwood man with endangering the welfare of a child, possession of cocaine, and possession of prescription legend drugs, as Court documents detail the legal charges.
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Alexander T. Moles, a medical emergency technician who was in charge of the minor, was arrested and faces multiple charges

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The man was supposed to have been watching the boy while his mother was in the shower.

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