Baby allegedly ingested meth

Sheriff’s officials are expected to charge the mother of an infant hospitalized for allegedly ingesting methamphetamine.
According to a department media release, deputies at 9 p.m. Monday were making a welfare check at a residence on Fifth Street in Burr Oak. Deputies learned the person they sought was at Sturgis Hospital’s emergency room seeking treatment for her child because the infant potentially ingested methamphetamine.
The case is being investigated with the assistance of officials from the Department of Health and Human Services as well as the Michigan Department of Corrections.