Police: 26-year-old mother arrested after her newborn tests positive for drugs
A 26-year-old mother was arrested Monday after her newborn tested positive for cannabinoids, a Loris police report states.
Crystal Michelle Thompson, of Nichols, is charged with unlawful neglect of a child.
Police were notified Dec. 4 by the S.C. Department of Social Services that Thompson had recently given birth to a baby, the report states. During a DSS investigation, a urine test revealed the newborn boy tested positive for cannabinoids, the report states.
Thompson was released Monday afternoon from J. Reuben Long Detention Center on a $5,000 bond, online records state.
Hannah Strong
The Sun News