A Boston man was arrested after police said he injected himself with heroin in a Dunkin Donuts bathroom while his son waited outside.
Police said 26-year-old Christopher Morrissey went into the bathroom of the Dunkin Donuts to take heroin, and that while he did so, he left the 9-year-old boy waiting in the dining area.
The boy eventually alerted staff that Morrissey had been inside the bathroom for a long period of time. Staff members entered and found him unconscious, police said.
They immediately called 911, and emergency officials arrived and administered Narcan to Morrissey.
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Morrissey was taken to Elliot Hospital, and the boy was placed in the care of his grandmother.
Morrissey has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and was released on $2,000 personal recognizance bail. He is scheduled to appear in the 9th Circuit Court-Manchester on Sept. 6.
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