Man pleads guilty after 10-year-old takes edibles to Upper Arlington middle schools

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A man has pleaded guilty after his 10-year-old daughter reportedly took his marijuana edibles to Windermere Elementary School and shared them with other students.

According to court documents, the daughter found five 50 milligram THC edibles in a glass jar in the family's kitchen cabinet and placed them in her school lunch, mistaking them for leftover Easter candy.

Five students were hospitalized after eating the edibles. All five students showed signs of impairment, nauseous, hallucinations, and elevated heart rates, according to court documents.

The child's father, 43-year-old Scott C. Macre, plead guilty to inducing panic, obstruction of official business, and drug abuse, according to court documents.

According to court documents, Macre told officials that he had purchased the gummies in Colorado in 2018 and uses them for a medical condition.

Court documents said after Macre found out about the students being transported to the hospital, he came home and told detectives to wait outside. He then disposed of the remaining edibles down the garbage disposal.

He is set to be sentenced in June.