Alabama woman jailed for using drugs during pregnancy wasn't pregnant, lawsuit says
Source: AL.com
Alabama woman jailed for using drugs during pregnancy wasn’t pregnant, lawsuit says
Published: Nov. 20, 2022, 7:00 a.m.
By Amy Yurkanin | ayurkanin@al.com
A woman jailed in Etowah County for allegedly using drugs during pregnancy has filed a lawsuit against the sheriff’s office saying she wasn’t pregnant, and that investigators placed a child’s words over medical confirmation.
Stacey Freeman of Gallant was under investigation by the Department of Human Resources for substance use when one of her children told a social worker her mom was pregnant, according to the lawsuit. Freeman offered to take a pregnancy test and Etowah County Department of Human Resources employees entered an order for one. However, she never took the test and Etowah County Sheriff Investigator Brandi Fuller issued a warrant for her arrest, according to the lawsuit.
Freeman was arrested for chemical endangerment of a child and booked on Feb. 1 into the Etowah County Detention Center. Her mug shot was circulated and can still be found online. She was released about 36 hours after her arrest and the charges were dropped, but her attorney Martin Weinberg said the ordeal was embarrassing and traumatic for his client.
“It’s just shameful you can go off somebody’s word that somebody’s pregnant,” Weinberg said. “It’s easy to verify through a pregnancy test.”
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