A Deltona couple believed to be under the influence of the drug Molly endangered two children when they used a machete to chase ghosts out of a house, deputies said.Jonathan Ponce, 31, was arrested for child neglect. A charging affidavit was completed against Meghan Silva, 26.Volusia County deputies said they found Silva running down a street. She told them she was high on Molly and was running from Ponce because he had a machete.Deputies said they found the machete in the front yard of the couple's home. Ponce, who admitted that he was also high on the drug, said he’d been using it to chase ghosts, authorities said.Investigators said they found a sheath for the machete in a room where a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old were sleeping.Deputies said Ponce and Silva displayed erratic and paranoid behavior.

A Deltona couple believed to be under the influence of the drug Molly endangered two children when they used a machete to chase ghosts out of a house, deputies said.

Jonathan Ponce, 31, was arrested for child neglect. A charging affidavit was completed against Meghan Silva, 26.


Volusia County deputies said they found Silva running down a street. She told them she was high on Molly and was running from Ponce because he had a machete.

Deputies said they found the machete in the front yard of the couple's home. Ponce, who admitted that he was also high on the drug, said he’d been using it to chase ghosts, authorities said.

Investigators said they found a sheath for the machete in a room where a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old were sleeping.

Deputies said Ponce and Silva displayed erratic and paranoid behavior.