Gwinnett Woman Let Baby Eat Cocaine: Police

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — A Gwinnett County woman is behind bars after police say she let her 8-month-old daughter ingest cocaine.

Jessica Lane Hunt, who lives at a Norcross address, is charged with criminal negligence in the case, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

The baby ingested cocaine some time between 10:30 p.m. on June 2 and 2:30 a.m. on June 3, according to Hunt's arrest warrant. The little girl was brought to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and police were called to the hospital.

Toxicology tests were ongoing on Thursday to verify that the substance the baby ate was cocaine and how much she ingested.

Hunt was arrested on Monday. At a court hearing on Wednesday, she said she has four children.

The Gwinnett County Police Department on Thursday declined to release a police report in the case, citing a state law that prevents records regarding child abuse or neglected from being released to the public.

Hunt already was on probation at the time of her arrest. She is being held without bond at Gwinnett County Detention Center.

At her hearing on Wednesday, WSB reported that Hunt "seemed to struggle to keep her eyes open."

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