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A North Carolina man was accused of slipping drugs into his granddaughters' Dairy Queen Blizzards

James Yokeley Jr. is charged with child abuse, possession of a controlled substance, and contaminating food or drink with a controlled substance

Yokeley is chair of the Surry County Board of Elections

A North Carolina election official is facing child abuse charges after allegedly slipping drugs into his two granddaughters' Blizzards from Dairy Queen.

James Yokeley Jr., 66, is charged with felony child abuse, possession of a controlled substance and two counts of contaminating food or drink with a controlled substance.

Police in Wilmington, N.C., said in a statement that Yokeley had flagged down police officers at a gas station on Aug. 8 after his two granddaughters discov

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