A Sellers Lake man was arrested Wednesday morning, accused of selling prescription medications to officers.FORT WAYNE – FORT WAYNE – Police have charged a man accused of driving three blocks with four young children strapped to the hood of his vehicle with driving while intoxicated and neglect of a dependent.
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Fort Wayne police were called about 5:30 p.m. Monday after someone saw a man and woman strap four children to the hood of a car in the parking lot of a liquor store at 2116 Fairfield Ave. and then drive away, according to a statement from police spokesman John Chambers.
The witness told police he saw a man and woman using a tow strap to tie the children to the car and then drive away, police spokeswoman Foster said.
She said a U.S. marshal overheard the police radio traffic, spotted the car and pulled it over.
Foster said she had no information about the children's reaction to the ride.
The man had a blood-alcohol content of 0.17 percent, more than twice Indiana's legal limit for driving, Foster said. The man and woman's relationship was unclear.
Bond was set at $13,000 for the man, while the woman has a $2,500 bond.
The marshal stopped the car in the 400 block of Poplar Street – 0.2 miles or about three blocks away, Chamber's statement said.
The children were 4, 5, 6 and 7 years old, and they were not injured.
Foster issued a statement Tuesday morning that said Aaron S. Stefanski, 29, of Fort Wayne, faces felony neglect charges and three counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and that Jessica A. Clark, 29, of Fort Wayne, also faces a felony neglect charge or charges.
Foster's statement said the incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Department of Child Services and the Allen County Prosecutor's Office.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
