A Johnsonville woman was arrested Tuesday after cocaine was found in her newborn baby’s body, Florence County Sheriff’s Capt. Mike Nunn said.
Harley Ball,1 9, of 443 Huggins Eaddy St. is charged with unlawful neglect of a child by a legal custodian, Florence County Detention Center booking reports show.
Authorities discovered the suspect used illegal drugs while she was pregnant after testing her child shortly after birth. The child tested positive for cocaine, Nunn said.
Ball remains in custody at the jail in Effingham. Bond information wasn’t available.
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