Two Hays residents were arrested this week on suspicion of drug and child endangerment offenses, according to the Hays Police Department.
John Arthur Coates, 57, and Carol Dyan Coates, 44, were arrested just after 5 p.m. Wednesday in the 1700 block of Sunset Trail after officers earlier had received reports of drug use in the home.
Each was arrested on suspicion of drug distribution; aggravated endangerment of a child/exposure to the manufacture or sale of meth; possession of drug paraphernalia; and no drug tax stamp. They currently are held in the Ellis County jail.
Two children were removed from the home, according to HPD Lt. Ron Rounkles.
“Several agencies are working together on care and placement of the children,” Rounkles said.