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Investigators allege that 57-year-oldMichael Meydenhad laced a batch of smoothies with Benzodiazepines and insisted his young daughter and her three friends drink them before going to bed, according to the affidavit.
Two of Meyden’s daughter’s friends drank the smoothies during the Aug. 25 sleepover and soon allegedly fell into a “thick, deep sleep,” one of the girls told police the next day, according to the affidavit. Police met the three girls who stayed over at Meyden’s house and their parents at the hospital the following morning. The girls’ parents became concerned when two of the girls required help walking and could not recall what happened to them the night before, with one girl telling police she “blacked out” after drinking two of the smoothies, the affidavit alleges.
The mango smoothies allegedly had small white chunks in them and white powder on top, the girls told police, alleging that Meyden gave each of them a unique colored straw to use, the affidavit claims.
The girl who managed to alert her parents later in the night had decided not to finish her drink after taking a sip and complaining about the taste. She alleged to investigators that Meyden made her a new smoothie, which she also didn’t like and didn’t finish. Meyden allegedly later became “upset” with the girl, according to the affidavit, and accused the girl and his daughter of “switching straws between their first and second cup.”
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The girl who didn’t drink the smoothie “pretended to be asleep” when Meyden came down a short while after and allegedly began doing “tests” to make sure the girl sleeping next to her was asleep. She alleged to police Meyden was placing his finger under her friend’s nose and waving his hand in front of her face, according to the affidavit. Finally, he allegedly removed the girl’s arm from around her friend and began to separate them on the pull-out couch they were sharing. When Meyden went back upstairs for a moment, the girl began frantically calling and texting her mom before reaching out to several friends.
“Mom please pick me up and say I had a family emergency,” the girl frantically texted her mother at 1:43 a.m., per the affidavit. “I don’t feel safe. I might not respond but please come get me (crying emoji), Please. Please pick up. Please. PLEASE!!”
Her mother did not respond, but the girl was able to reach a friend who sent their mom to Meyden’s house. The girl told Meyden she had a family emergency and he did not try to stop her from leaving. Once home, she woke up her parents and told them what happened. Her parents then reached out to the other two girls’ parents, who then went to Meyden’s house around 3 a.m. to pick up their daughters.
Less than two months after the incident last summer, Meyden got divorced from his wife of 16 years. He’s now living in Vancouver, Wash., according to localKIRO7.
Meyden’s attorney Mark Cogan toldThe Oregonianhis client “is presumed innocent and we hope that people will reserve judgment until all of the facts and circumstances are known.”
source: people.com
