By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A 22-year-old St. Joseph man has been charged in connection with the shooting and wounding of a three-year-old girl this past weekend.
Riandten C. E. Brant also faces drug charges.
The Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office this afternoon charged Brant with a Class C felony of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, claiming that on June 22nd, Brant possessed methamphetamine at 1610 Beattie Street, the residence of the child, identified only as “A.B.” in the felony complaint.
Court papers disclose that police issued a search warrant at the residence and found Brant with 28.5 grams of methamphetamine in the basement of the residence.
Police first went to the residence on a shooting call.
St. Joseph Police says the three-year-old was shot late Saturday morning. She is listed in stable condition.