Mom in Jail after Her Baby Tests Positive for Cocaine

A Stanford mother was arrested Monday after 16-month-old child tested positive for cocaine.

Marshal Daniels, 29 was accused of leaving her child by herself. The baby’s grandmother went to check on her daughter, but she found her granddaughter alone. She immediately contacted Stanford, Fla., police. and told that when she went to check on her daughter and granddaughter around 6 Saturday evening, her daughter was no where to be found.

The baby had open sores all over her body. The grandmother immediately took the baby to Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital, as she was digging at her skin in an attempt to scratch them. While treating the baby for her sores, the doctors discovered she tested positive for cocaine, hospital’s officials said, MyFoxOrlando reported. Cocaine is a dangerous drug for adults and can be deadly in children.

“It’s extremely dangerous. In children, it can cause seizures, fast heart rate, even cardiac arrest, even death,” local WESH 2 News medical reporter Dr. Todd Husty said.

Police arrested Daniels and charged her with child abuse. She is currently being held at the Seminole County jail on $7000 bond. Police said Daniels was not at her first drug-related arrest. She had been arrested for cocaine twice in the past.

Police said they have already contacted the Department of Children and Families.