Myrtle Beach police arrest mom after baby tests positive for drugs
A newborn tested posted for marijuana and now the mother faces a criminal charge, according to an arrest report.
Myrtle Beach police charged Aaliryan R. Harvin, 24, with unlawful neglect of a child.
On Friday, a Department of Social Services worker told police that a Grand Strand hospital reported a newborn baby tested positive for marijuana. The baby’s mother, Harvin, also tested positive for marijuana.
Unlawful neglect of a child can be punished by up to 10 years in prison.