5-year-old boy takes heroin to school, says powder makes him feel like ‘Spider-Man’, Father arrested

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Benny Garcia, 29, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of drug possession and reckless endangerment of a child.

 

A Massachusetts dad is facing criminal charges after his 5-year-old son brought heroin to kindergarten and told a teacher the powder made him feel like a superhero.

Benny Garcia, 29, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of drug possession and reckless endangerment of a child, WWLP Channel 22 reported.He was arrested Thursday following a police investigation at H.B. Lawrence Elementary in Holyoke involving a plastic bag with a suspicious powdery substance that was stamped with a gold Spider-Man.

Garcia’s son showed the bag to some friends and later told the teacher that “when he eats or tastes the powder,” he turns into a superhero, Assistant District Attorney Matthew Green said during the arraignment streamed by WWLP.