RAWLINS (WNE) —  Investigators are saying a Hanna man brought along a small child to an alleged meth deal.

On June 6, a confidential informant was used to facilitate the purchase of an ounce of meth from Andrew James Engle, 34, in the parking lot of a Saratoga retail store.

According to court records, the informant told authorities that Engle had allegedly asked if he or she “needed anything” when the two bumped into each other on June 5 at a Saratoga gas station.

“The CI [confidential informant] was surprised by Engle’s question, because Engle had ‘been out of the game’ for the past two years,” charging documents state. “The CI asked Engle why he was starting to sell methamphetamine again. Engle told the CI that he had recently lost his job and need to sell methamphetamine to pay his bills.”

The next day, the informant met with Engle and his girlfriend Kelly Jo Sachtjen, 30, also of Hanna, around 11 a.m. Once the informant walked to the driver’s side door of Engle’s blue 2005 Chevy Tahoe, Engle was heard complaining about the child in the back seat.

Sachtjen soon removed the child from the vehicle. Meanwhile, in exchange for a reported $900, Engle handed the informant a Cheetos bag, which reportedly concealed around 30 grams of meth.

On Tuesday, Engle pleaded not guilty to one count of felony possession of meth, one count of delivery of a controlled substance and one count of child endangerment. Prosecutors say it would be the second or subsequent time that Engle has been convicted of a drug offense and, for that reason, are seeking to double the prison time or fines he could face for a conviction.