Sarasota couple accused of child neglect were on drugs when they were caught drinking beer under a tent: SPD

SARASOTA, Fla. - An anonymous tip landed a Sarasota couple behind bars after investigators said they neglected their child.

What we know:

According to the Sarasota Police Department, police, along with the Florida Department of Children and Families, conducted a welfare check on a 5-year-old at a home on 24th Street around 1:30 p.m. on September 5, following an anonymous tip that a child was in danger.

When they arrived, officials said they found Crystal Kates, 37, and Torrance Boles, 50, sitting under a tent drinking beer, and the child was not with them.

:Inside the home, investigators said they found the child alone in a room with a baby gate blocking the bedroom door. They added that the child’s hair was matted with debris and food and she was wearing a heavily soiled pull-up d