Man charged after 8-year-old son found walking along road at night
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – A Lancaster County man is in trouble with the law after his 8-year-old son was found wandering alone.
Jared M. McCoy, 37, of Lancaster, is charged with endangering the welfare of children.
Police said a passing driver found the boy walking along Abbeyville Road at night and in the rain on Saturday, just before 8 p.m.
The child left his home because he feared for his safety after McCoy drank alcohol to the point he was unconscious, police said.