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Angleton, TX. - A 22-year-old mother has been charged with endangering a child after she was arrested by police for reportedly letting her 5-year-old daughter smoke marijuana.
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Amanda Williams is free on $7,500 bond after she was arrested Friday on the state jail felony charge. If convicted, she could face up to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000.
Angleton police began investigating after being notified in late March by Children's Protective Services.
Investigators say the incident happened around the holidays in December at the family's home, said Angleton Police Detective David Steves.
"She said she was smoking marijuana and the child grabbed it and smoked it," Steves said.
One witness told police Williams didn't try to stop her daughter from smoking. The mother said she did try to stop it.
"I can't say if that's the truth or not," Steves said of the mother's account. Regardless, "she allowed her access to the marijuana, period, by her having it there. The child having a means to get a hold of it is an endangerment to the child."
The girl took a puff before the marijuana was taken away, Steves said, adding she probably had it for about a second or so.
"I've heard of children that have ingested cocaine before," Steves said. "If they're going to do it around them, the kids will eventually get into it."
Authorities were looking to place the girl with relatives, said Gwen Carter, a CPS spokeswoman.
Source: Chron.com
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Amanda Williams is free on $7,500 bond after she was arrested Friday on the state jail felony charge. If convicted, she could face up to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000.
Angleton police began investigating after being notified in late March by Children's Protective Services.
Investigators say the incident happened around the holidays in December at the family's home, said Angleton Police Detective David Steves.
"She said she was smoking marijuana and the child grabbed it and smoked it," Steves said.
One witness told police Williams didn't try to stop her daughter from smoking. The mother said she did try to stop it.
"I can't say if that's the truth or not," Steves said of the mother's account. Regardless, "she allowed her access to the marijuana, period, by her having it there. The child having a means to get a hold of it is an endangerment to the child."
The girl took a puff before the marijuana was taken away, Steves said, adding she probably had it for about a second or so.
"I've heard of children that have ingested cocaine before," Steves said. "If they're going to do it around them, the kids will eventually get into it."
Authorities were looking to place the girl with relatives, said Gwen Carter, a CPS spokeswoman.
Source: Chron.com
Website: Home
