BAY CITY, MI — Two Pinconning parents are charged with maintaining a drug house and child abuse after authorities allege they discovered 1 gram of marijuana in the couple's apartment.

On Nov. 9, 2012, police and a probation agent went to the apartment of Levi C. Dittenber, 22, at the Whispering Pines complex in Pinconning. Dittenber was on probation at the time on charges of larceny in a building and malicious destruction of property.

Dittenber answered the door and officers allege they noted a strong smell of marijuana, according to police reports contained in court records.

Police said in the living room were Dittenber’s 20-year-old girlfriend, Jodi M. Beavers, and their 3-month-old daughter, court records show. In a bedroom were Derek E. Sass, 27, and Joey T. Beavers, 21, and an ashtray that authorities allege contained a smoked marijuana joint, court records show. From under a child’s Pack ‘n Play in the bedroom, Dittenber pulled a glass jar containing marijuana, police allege in their report.

Police allege Joey Beavers admitted bringing the marijuana to the apartment to smoke it with Sass and Dittenber, court records show.

Derek Sass

Court records indicate police seized a total of 1.05 grams of marijuana from the apartment.

All four subjects appeared in Bay County District Court in early July for arraignment on criminal charges. Dittenber and Jodi Beavers are both charged with fourth-degree child abuse, a one-year misdemeanor, and maintaining a drug house, a two-year high court misdemeanor, with Dittenber also charged with possession of marijuana. Sass is charged with possession of marijuana and Joey Beavers is charged with delivering or manufacturing marijuana.

Both Beavers and Dittenber are scheduled to appear for a preliminary examination before District Judge Dawn A. Klida at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, July 22. Sass is scheduled for a pretrial conference before Klida at 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9.