Georgia couple arrested after 2-year-old child gets drunk from mixed drink

ATLANTA, GA -- A Georgia couple remains in jail on felony child abuse charges after police say they got their 2-year-old son drunk.

Jasmin Briana Moore and William Chester Hickson were arrested last week on felony cruelty to children charges, Atlanta ABC affiliate WSB-TV reports. Police were brought in after the couple took their child to the hospital because the young boy was unresponsive and had stopped breathing.

Arrest warrants obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution state the couple gave the child a "mixed alcoholic beverage which consisted of Coca-Cola and 40 proof Paul Masson Brandy."

Police said the boy's blood alcohol concentration was 0.29. That's more than three times the legal limit for drivers in the state of Georgia.

The child is now recovering from alcohol poisoning. Both Moore and Hickson remain in jail on a $75,000 bond.