Toddler busted trying to use fake ID

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) – A Terre Haute toddler is facing punishment after his parents say he tried to buy juice with a fake ID.

It happened Saturday at Meijer.

According to parents, two-year-old Alexander Essex tried to pass his father’s ID off as his own.

He was allegedly trying to buy massive amounts of juice.

Parents say Essex was booked into the car seat for the ride home, where he was forced to eat dinner and then brush his teeth.

He is set to appear before his mother on Monday.