By David Harris ,
4 hours ago Inset: Amie Jo Farber (Vandenburgh County Jail via WFIE). Background: The home in the 1200 block of N. Second Avenue in Evansville, Ind., where Farber's toddler son drowned, cops say (Google Maps). A 3-year-old Indiana boy drowned after his mother "passed out" on a patio chair from drinking five 25 oz. cans of Bud Ice over two hours, cops say.
Amie Jo Farber, 41, is charged with neglect of a dependent causing death.
The Evansville Police Department responded around 4:44 p.m. on Saturday to a home in the 1200 block of N. Second Avenue for a boy found unresponsive in a pool, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit obtained by Law&Crime.
Cops arrived and started performing lifesaving measures before paramedics rushed the boy to the hospital, where he died. He has not been identified.
Love true crime? Sign up for our newsletter, The Law&Crime Docket, to get the latest real-life crime stories delivered right to your inbox. The homeowner told police that Farber, a family acquaintance, showed up to his house around 2:30 p.m. and asked if her son could use the pool. He said the boy could use the pool as long as Farber watched him. He knew Farber had a d...