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Model parents they ain't....
A Lake County man and woman have been arrested after a 4-year-old boy shot off a portion of one of his fingers.
Now that child is in emergency DCF custody.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to Florida Hospital Waterman in Tavares Sunday morning for the report of a child being shot.
After arriving at the hospital’s emergency room, deputies learned that the boy had shot off a portion of his left ring finger with a handgun that was apparently kept in a home located at 45910 Georgia Rd. in Altoona.
Investigators said the boy told the deputy at the hospital that he knew the gun was located in the couch because he had seen an adult in the home place it there the night before. The child told the deputy that he took the gun from the couch and went outside with it which is where it went off.
Detectives then interviewed the adults, Donald Greeson, 40, and Tracy Greeson, 34, involved the incident.
Donald Greeson initially told detectives he had placed the gun on top of the entertainment center in the living room, but then later admitted to putting it in the corner of the sofa the night before the incident. Detectives also said Greeson admitted to smoking marijuana and taking prescription pills the day before the incident and admitted to smoking meth as recently as two days before the incident.
Deputies searched the home and found marijuana in plain view and within reach of the child. They said appeared the child had been sleeping on the floor of one bedroom where deputies found pills. Deputies said they also found drug paraphernalia, including a bong pipe and a digital scale with residue within reach of the child.
Deputies arrested both Donald and Tracy Greeson in connection with the incident. Donald Greeson was charged with child neglect, unsafe storage of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, possession of paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine.
Tracy Greeson was charged with child neglect.
The Department of Children and Families was contacted and is conducting an investigation.
The child was later transported to Florida Hospital South in Orlando, where his entire finger was amputated. He should be able to go home Tuesday.
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