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(Etowah County, AL) A Southside woman has been arrested in connection to chemical endangerment of a child, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin.

“Jessica Taylor Jenkins, 23, of Southside, is charged with one count of chemical endangerment of exposing a child to an environment in which controlled substances are ingested, produced or distributed, a felony,” investigator Brandi Fuller said.

She admitted to using heroin, Suboxone and methamphetamine while pregnant. Jenkins has tested positive for opiates, Nor fentanyl, methamphetamine and benzodiazepine while pregnant.

Jenkins is detained in the Etowah County Detention Center on $10,000 cash bond for the chemical endangerment charge. As a condition of her bond, she must successfully complete a drug treatment program and will be supervised by Etowah Court Referral Office upon release. She also faces a charge of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

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