A one month old baby girl was raced to
the children's hospital after her mother accidentally mixed her formula
with vodka instead of water. The infant had a blood alcohol level of
almost 0.294 - almost
four times the 0.08 driving limit - when she was admitted to the
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Her mother said the baby had consumed 2
oz of vodka unbeknownst to her.
She said after she gave the infant her bottle
on Monday night, her hands and toes became red and her legs started
shaking.
the children's hospital after her mother accidentally mixed her formula
with vodka instead of water. The infant had a blood alcohol level of
almost 0.294 - almost
four times the 0.08 driving limit - when she was admitted to the
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Her mother said the baby had consumed 2
oz of vodka unbeknownst to her.
She said after she gave the infant her bottle
on Monday night, her hands and toes became red and her legs started
shaking.
The
20-year-old mother, who has not been identified, told police that her 22 year old bf, Brian Smith, was
staying with her and had emptied out a bottle of water on the kitchen
counter and replaced it with the strong liquor without telling her.
20-year-old mother, who has not been identified, told police that her 22 year old bf, Brian Smith, was
staying with her and had emptied out a bottle of water on the kitchen
counter and replaced it with the strong liquor without telling her.
The
mother said she and Smith were in their apartment when he asked if the
baby had been fed. She said she had used the water bottle she always
uses in the kitchen. Smith then became upset and started yelling and
said he had dumped out the water and had filled the bottle with vodka,
intending to take it with him.
The complaint said he continued to
yell at her, threw a bottle at her, pushed her and grabbed her by the
neck so hard she was unable to speak.
According to the complaint the young mother filed against Smith,
the argument and fight continued out in a hallway and into the parking
lot, which is when police arrived.
When police arrived, they found Smith screaming and swearing at a
group of about a dozen people gathered around a car. Officers said
Smith was holding open the rear door, and a 20-year-old woman was inside
the car.
According to the complaint, Jones threatened officers by
yelling, "Don't effing touch me," and went towards them with
clenched fists. After a brief struggle with officers, he was handcuffed.
Documents
state that an officer then spoke to the woman in the car, who was
crying and sobbing uncontrollably. That was when she then told the officer that Smith
had choked her after she had used a water bottle filled with vodka to
feed her 1-month-old child, Daviarre. Officers observed that the child's breathing was labored and an ambulance was called.
Police believe the incident was an accident, and the mother will likely not face any charges.
The baby's grandfather said it was all a big misunderstanding.
"It
was an honest mistake, and then it led up to a bunch of other things,
and he didn't know what to do, and he was scared,” Allen Jones said.
Smith
is facing charges of strangulation and battery, disorderly conduct and
resisting an officer. He could face nearly 10 years in prison if
convicted.
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