MIAMI COUNTY, Kan. —Law enforcement are investigating the meth overdose involving a toddler.
Just before noon Wednesday, police were dispatched to 320 Pacific Avenue in Osawatomie for a 2-year-old inn medical distress, according to a media release from police.
First responders were informed the girl was having a seizure due to ingesting an unknown amount of methamphetamine. When police arrived the child was in critical condition. Miami County EMS transported the child to Children's Mercy Hospiital.
During the investigation, officers applied for and received a search warrant for the home, and found a small amount of marijuana along with meth and marijuana paraphernalia.
Police also learned that, in fear of getting in trouble, the biological mother of the child never called for medical attention for the child. The woman did destroy, "flush" evidence of the meth and the child's overdose. A grandparent contacted police about what actually happened, according to Chief of Police David Stuteville.
Police took 34-year-old Jacci Marie Hays into custody on requested charges of aggravated child endangerment, interference with law enforcement, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.
Stuteville asked the community to keep the child and first responders who worked the case in your thoughts and prayers. "Cases like this take a toll on everyone involved."