Mother Arrested After 7-Month-Old Overdoses: Police

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ - A 37-year-old Atlantic City woman has been arrested after her 7-month old suffered an accidental overdose, police announced Wednesday.

Shannon Devine was arrested on Dec. 21, a little more than five months after her baby was treated for the overdose, according to Hamilton Township police.

Police responded to a home on Oakmont Drive for a report of an unresponsive 7-month-old at about 10:30 p.m. on July 8, police said. Hamilton Rescue and AtlantiCare Paramedics treated the infant on the scene.

The infant was then taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Division, and then the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for further treatment. The infant has since fully recovered, police said.

Hamilton police and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit determined the child suffered from an accidental overdose of narcotics following an extensive investigation, police said.

Devine was subsequently arrested and charged with second-degree aggravated assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. She was lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility pending a court appearance.

The New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency assisted in the investigation, and the child is no longer living with the mother.

The attached image of Shannon Devine was provided by the Hamilton Township Police Department.