Woman arrested after toddler tests positive for controlled substance

(Editor’s note: The charges listed here and the narratives that go with them are provided by the police agencies that made the arrests. Guilt or innocence has not been determined in court.)

A Bayou L’Ourse woman was arrested Monday after a toddler in her home tested positive for a controlled dangerous substance.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:

--Adriana Lynn McNally, 23, La. 662, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Monday on charges of second-degree cruelty to juveniles and obstruction of justice.

On Saturday, a deputy became aware of a medical call involving a toddler at a Bayou L’Ourse residence.

Before the arrival of medical personnel, the child was taken to a local health care facility, where the child tested positive for a controlled dangerous substance in his system.

Detectives initiated an investigation and determined that McNally was in possession of a controlled dangerous substance and had left it within the child’s reach.

After the child became ill, McNally made attempts to dispose of the substance before investigators arrived.

Warrants were obtained for the arrest of McNally. She was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center and released on $5,000 bond.

Morgan City

Chief Chad M. Adams reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 48 calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:

--Bridney Harris, 27, Orange Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 11:57 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of battery of a dating partner.