Area Dad Arrested After Tot Found Wandering Near Busy Road

PORT EWEN, N.Y. – A Port Ewen man is facing numerous charges after his 2-year-old daughter was found wandering outside near a busy highway, state police said.

Lashawn Brickhouse, 28, of Port Ewen, is facing multiple charges after his 2-year-old daughter was found wandering near busy Route 9W Thursday.
Photo Credit: *New York State Police*

State police said they found marijuana and an illegal assault rifle in the home of a Port Ewen man after his 2-year-old daughter was found wandering outside their home Thursday.
Photo Credit: *New York State Police*

Carol Reif

05/27/2016 1:30 p.m.

Lashawn J. Brickhouse, 28, was arrested Thursday and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.

State police spotted the toddler, who was half-clothed, near Route 9W in the Ulster County hamlet.

Brickhouse was also charged with second-degree criminal possession of marijuana and third-degree possession of a weapon, both felonies, after police said they searched his house and found marijuana and an assault rifle.

Brickhouse was arraigned in Esopus Court and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash or $20,000 bond.

He is to appear in court on Tuesday, May 31, to answer the charges.

Police did not say what happened to the little girl.

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