Shealee Smith reserving photograph. (Fremont County Sheriff’s Workplace)
The mom of the 6-month-old child who died in a Penrose house on Aug. 6 admitted to smoking a “dab” the night time earlier than the infant was discovered unresponsive and pinned between her and the cushions on the again of a sofa, in accordance with an arrest affidavit.
The Fremont County Sheriff’s Workplace arrested Shealee Kristin Smith, 18, of Pueblo, on Thursday on expenses of kid abuse, a Class 2 felony, and reckless endangerment, a Class 3 misdemeanor.
She later was launched from custody on a $10,000 private recognizance bond.
On Aug. 6, emergency crews responded to a house within the 700 block of Broadway simply after 8:30 a.m. in reference to a child who was not respiratory.
The affidavit, written by Fremont County Sheriff’s Detective Howard Burton, states that Penrose Fireplace Division personnel suggested arriving deputies that no life-saving measures might be taken and that the infant was already deceased. Penrose Fireplace responders stated that they had tried CPR, however it was shortly realized that the infant had been deceased too lengthy for CPR to be efficient.
Regulation enforcement searched the speedy space within the room the place the infant was positioned and located marijuana made into “dabs” (on this case, it was a mix of THC and CBD), a number of beer cans and a number of prescription bottles.
“Shealee stated she slept on the sofa with (redacted) and rolled over on (redacted),” the affidavit states.
She stated she had a pack-and-play that the infant often slept in, however it was nonetheless within the automotive. She stated she had fallen asleep on the sofa, dealing with the again cushions, with the infant in her arms.
When requested if she used THC, Smith responded, “I did; that’s in all probability why I didn’t get up, as a result of I smoked earlier than I went to mattress final night time,” the affidavit states. “However I don’t smoke. I barely smoke.”
She advised authorities that she didn’t get excessive, however as an alternative had gotten drained.
She was requested what number of dabs she had smoked the night time earlier than, to which she responded, “The tiniest dab ever.”
When she awoke and found that the infant was partially beneath her, pinned between the again sofa cushions and her again, she began doing chest compressions. She then ran with the infant to the bed room of one of many home occupants, a volunteer paramedic, who additionally administered CPR whereas one other resident known as 911.
The El Paso County Coroner’s Workplace stated the demise gave the impression to be in step with asphyxia because of co-sleeping.
Smith is slated to look for submitting of expenses Wednesday.
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