2 Sonic employees on drug, child neglect charges after Bradford County Sheriff’s Office search

STARKE, Fla. (WCJB) - Bradford County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two Sonic employees in Starke after they found drugs and a toddler inside the restaurant while executing a search warrant.

Kaitlyn Watkins, 28, was arrested on charges of possession of controlled substances and child neglect. Madison Loftis, 22, was arrested on a drug possession charge.

They are set for their first court appearance on April. 20.

Sheriff’s deputies say during a search of the restaurant on Friday they found a toddler in a wagon next to the ice machine. Inside the wagon was a tube filled with meth and fentanyl. They also found drugs in Watkins’ purse.

The child was put in the Department of Children and Families’ custody and will be given to the family member according to the sheriff’s office.

In Loftis’ vehicle, deputies found a pipe and THC wax.

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The restaurant was closed by the sheriff’s office during the search. It has since been returned to the control of the owners. Deputies report the owners say Sonic will not reopen until further notice.

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