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VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Two people are now behind bars and two children are in foster care after Valdosta Police officers found the two adults asleep in a vehicle with suspected methamphetamine inside.

At around 8 a.m. on Nov. 18, VPD says a vehicle was reported for not moving at the intersection of Highland Heights Drive and Highland Heights Lane. The caller said it seemed the occupants had fallen asleep.

When officers arrived, Kristopher Welch, 27, was asleep in the driver’s seat and Aryn Rider, 29, was asleep in the front passenger’s seat. Additionally, there were two children under 10 years old asleep in the backseat, VPD said.

When officers woke Welch, they noticed he was m

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