Police: Toddler carrying marijuana wandered street while mother snoozed

The arrest of a Loch Sheldrake woman on Saturday for endangering the welfare of a child is making headlines, thanks to the unhappy circumstances of her alleged crime. According to the Associated Press report in the Daily Freeman:

Police in Loch Sheldrake said Lakeisha Owens was sleeping in her apartment around 5 p.m. Saturday when her 3-year-old daughter was nearly struck by a motorist on state Route 52. Officials said the motorist pulled over, removed the child from the road and called police. Authorities said the child was holding a bag containing 15 grams of marijuana.