Couple facing charges after police find empty heroin bags, powder on infant's shoes

Joshua Gunter and India Wright were taken to the Allegheny County Jail on Tuesday on drug charges. But it's where investigators say they found some of these substances that's hard to understand.

The evidence includes powder and stamped bags near baby formula, and powder on the shoes of their infant daughter.

Gunter and Wright kept their thoughts to themselves as they walked into court Tuesday afternoon.

They're accused of selling drugs out of their Cedar Street home in Baldwin.

According to the criminal complaint obtained by Channel 11, an unknown powder was found throughout the house.

Police say they also found empty stamped bags used to package heroin in the baby's crib and diaper bag.

“They made it sound really, really atrocious and I just don't think that's the situation,” said Kevin Abramowitz, Gunter’s attorney.

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Abramovitz said it's still unclear what the substance found inside the house is; those materials are being tested.

“I have yet to see a picture or a lab report that shows that any dangerous substance was anywhere near a child or a child's clothing,” he said.

Gunter and Wright waived their preliminary hearing after the three counts of child endangerment were reduced to misdemeanors.

But the judge wasn't ready to let them out of jail. Keeping their bail at $75,000 each and at one point saying of Gunter, “He’s a threat to the community. I’ve had 40 people die to heroin in the last two years.”

Wright was actually served with another warrant Tuesday for pushing counterfeit money.

Both suspects will be arraigned Downtown in February.

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