Myrtle Beach child tests positive for multiple drugs after birth, mother charged
A baby tested positive for multiple drugs soon after birth at a Myrtle Beach hospital, police say.
The baby girl was born earlier this month at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, according to an arrest warrant. The infant and her mother, Cameron Oviedo, both tested positive for cocaine, methamphetamine and benzoylecgonine, the warrant states.
Oviedo did not have a prescription for either the methamphetamine or benzoylecgonine, according to the warrant.
Myrtle Beach police charged Ovideo, 34, with unlawful neglect of a child, which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
This story was originally published August 29, 2019 at 4:10 PM.
Alex Lang
The Sun News