From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
GADSDEN – Two women in Etowah County have been arrested after both of their babies tested positive for drugs at birth.
The women, Chaniqua Sharda Wallace, 26, of Gadsden, and Jackquline Nicole Cooper, 23, of Gadsden, were both apprehended and charged with felony endangerment after exposing a child to an environment in which controlled substances were ingested, produced or distributed.
According to the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office, Wallace, who was arrested on Monday, tested positive for hydrocodone, hydromorphone and oxymorphone during pregnancy. Her baby, which was born on Oct. 3, tested positive for Oxycodone.
Cooper was arrested on Wednesday after her baby tested positive for THC and Benzos following the birth on Nov. 4. Cooper tested positive for amphetamines and had no prenatal care during her pregnancy.
Both women are currently being held in the Etowah County Jail on $10,000 bond with conditions of a drug treatment program. Both will be supervised by Etowah County Court Referral following their release.