"Jane" HICKSON - 9 yo - Augusta GA

An Augusta man is in jail accused of giving his 9-year old so much
alcohol, she had to be hospitalized.
Her father, Jeffery Hickson, is now charged with Cruelty to Children.
We're told the 9-year old was spending the night with
Hickson when she called her mother crying, begging to come home. When
the mother came to get her, she noticed Hickson and her daughter weren't
at home and called police.
Deputies say when they arrived, Hickson pulled up to the
house. They noticed both he and his young daughter were drunk.
The child was taken to MCGHealth where her blood alcohol
level tested at .165, that's more than twice the legal limit.
Investigators noted that Hickson reportedly threatened to kill his
daughter if she didn’t drink the beer.
Hickson is also charged with DUI and two counts of DUI child
endangerment.Hickson's 5- year-old daughter was
also in the car.She wasn't hurt or under the influence of any substances.