A Kentucky man has been sentenced to less than a year in jail after he admitted to trying to sell his girlfriend's four-year-old daugh...
A Kentucky man has been sentenced to less than a year in jail after he admitted to trying to sell his girlfriend's four-year-old daughter at a gas station after smoking methamphetamine.
Harry Day, 29, was arrested on Sunday after Kentucky State Police received a call saying a man was observed offering a child for sale at the Speedy Mart in Corbin in exchange for $2,500.
The person who reported the incident gave a description and license plate number of the suspect's car, which allowed troopers to track down the white Nissan to an address on Spider Creed Road.
Harry Day, 29 (left), was arrested Sunday for promoting human trafficking after attempting to sell his girlfriend Gertrude Henson's (right) four-year-old child
Day was seen offering the child for sale in exchange for $2,500 at this Speedy Mart convenience store in Corbin, Kentucky
Troopers responded to the scene and found the toddler at home with her mother, 26-year-old Gertrude Henson.
Based on information on her Facebook page, the girl is Henson's daughter from a previous relationship.
'While at the residence troopers found Methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia,' according a press release from the State Police.
Both Henson and her boyfriend, Day, admitted to using methamphetamine earlier that day.
Day was booked into the Knox County Detention Center on charges of promoting human trafficking of a child under the age of 18 and DUI.
State troopers found the four-year-old at Henson's home, along with methamphetamine. Henson was charged with multiple drug-related offenses
Henson, who is a mother-of-two, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor. Her bond was set at $5,000.
On Monday, Day appeared in court for his arraignment and pleaded guilty to the promoting human trafficking charge, reported Times-Tribune of Corbin. A judge sentenced him to 360 days in jail.
As part of the plea agreement, the DUI charges against Day was dropped.
Online arrest records indicate that the 29-year-old has been in trouble with the law before for methamphetamine possession.
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