Dad arrested after AK-47, drugs found within reach of children (Gainesville, Florida)

No doubt daddy MICHAEL D. CLAYTON needed that AK-47 for, um, shooting rabbits in the garden. I'm sure that's really cool when you're high....Was there a mother in this home? If so, why is there no mention? In most cases like this, the mother is arrested first because she's presumed to be in charge of the home life. Or is this a single dad?

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110630/ARTICLES/110639981/1002/sitemaps04

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT.

Deputies: Father arrested after AK-47, drugs found within reach of children
By Karen Voyles
Staff writer

Published: Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:09 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:09 p.m.

A Gainesville father was arrested on a child neglect charge after deputies and state welfare officials said marijuana, guns and ammunition were found within easy reach of the man's three children.

According to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, deputies Wednesday were sent to the home of Michael D. Clayton, 24, of 6217 SW 11th Place, to assist the Department of Children and Families in an investigation.

While inside the home, deputies said they found marijuana in a jar in a trash can and in a drinking cup on a counter. They said they also found an AK-47 in a closet next to the front door of the home and a loaded .45-caliber, semiautomatic handgun in an upstairs bedroom, along with ammunition.

Clayton was arrested on charges of child neglect, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and possession of marijuana, then booked into the Alachua County jail.