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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Automotive
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MCSO responding to 2-vehicle wreck on Highway 231
LACEY'S SPRING, Ala. (WHNT) — The Morgan County Sheriff's Office is responding to a 2-vehicle wreck in Lacey's Spring. According to the sheriff's office, deputies and EMS/VFD are responding to a two-vehicle wreck with injuries in the 900 block of Highway 231 in Lacey's Spring. MCSO is asking drivers to use caution in the area and to expect delays for the time being. There is no word on the extent of the injuries at this time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
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Lacey's Spring woman charged after fetuses found in box in 2024 test positive for meth, other drugs
MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A woman was arrested following a toxicology report of two fetuses that were found in a box in December 2024, according to court documents. Court records show that Mary Deniese Soto was arrested on May 13 for chemical endangerment of a child in an environment in which controlled substances are produced or distributed. Records say that Soto recklessly permitted a child to be exposed to, ingest or inhale a controlled substance, chemical substance or drug paraphernalia. It says she ingested methamphetamine, amphetamine and benzoylecgonine while pregnant. On Dec. 6, 2024, a Morgan County investigator was advised of a child death call at Aladdin Trailer Park in Lacey's Sping. Documents say the investigator was advised that the Morgan County Dispatch received a call from a Captain with the New Hope Police Department saying that they had in custody, Soto, who had given birth earlier in the day. The document says Soto gave birth around 7:30 a.m. to two fetuses. According to Soto, the fetuses were dead and placed in a box covered with a sheet and ice covering them. The document says she advised that she had just found out that she was pregnant and was about 20-21 weeks along. In an interview with the investigator, Soto said that before finding out she was pregnant, she had just quit methamphetamine. Since she learned of her pregnancy, Soto said she had not used meth or taken any kind of medication other than what was prescribed for her UTI. Two investigators then met with Morgan County Coroner Jeff Chunn when he arrived on the scene. The document says both investigators went outside where the truck was kept, unlocked it and retrieved the box where both fetuses were kept. Court records show Chunn was able to extract some of the liquid from inside the amniotic sac for testing and then he took the box that contained the fetuses. Chunn used an oral fluid multi-drug screening kit to test the fluid he extracted from the sac of the first fetus. The document says the results from that test came back positive for meth, amphetamine and cocaine. On Dec. 17, 2024, Chunn submitted blood samples belonging to Soto to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. On Jan. 9, the toxicology report returned with positive results for methamphetamine and amphetamine. Blood and fluid samples belonging to the fetuses of Soto were submitted to ADFS and on Jan. 30, the results showed that there was benzoylecgonine, methamphetamine and amphetamine present. Soto was arrested earlier this year after a Morgan County K9 Deputy indicated there were narcotics present in a vehicle during a traffic stop. After a search, MCSO said that two bags, both containing a substance that tested positive for methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a gun that had been reported stolen, were found in the vehicle. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
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Lacey's Spring woman charged after fetuses in box test positive for drugs
May 17—A Lacey's Spring woman was charged Tuesday with two counts of chemical endangerment of a child after toxicology results revealed the presence of drugs in two fetuses she had left in her trailer on ice, according to an investigator's affidavit, marking her second run-in with the law on chemical endangerment charges. On Dec. 6, an investigator with the Morgan County Sheriff's Office responded to a child death call at Aladdin Trailer Park in Lacey's Spring. The affidavit said the investigator received the call from a captain with the New Hope Police Department who had arrested 32-year-old Mary Denise Soto and she told him she had just given birth that morning to two fetuses at the trailer park. "According to Mary, the fetuses were deceased and placed in a box cover with a sheet and ice covering them," the affidavit said. Soto told investigators she had just found out she was over 20 weeks pregnant and, in a subsequent interview, said she had just quit using methamphetamine and had stopped using all narcotics once she found out she was pregnant. The investigators then met with the Morgan County coroner. "Both investigators went outside where the truck was kept, unlocked it and retrieved the box where both fetuses were kept," the affidavit said. "Coroner Jeff Chunn was able to extract some of the liquid from inside the amniotic sac for testing." According to the affidavit, Chunn used a multi-drug screening kit to test fluid from the amniotic sac of the first fetus, and the results came back positive for methamphetamine, amphetamine and cocaine. On Dec. 17, Chunn submitted blood samples from Soto to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, and on Jan. 9, a toxicology report came back positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine. According to the affidavit, Chunn also submitted blood and fluid samples from the fetus to Forensic Sciences on Jan. 9, and on Jan. 30 the toxicology results came back positive for benzoylecgonine — the primary metabolite of cocaine — as well as methamphetamine and amphetamine. Soto was transported to Morgan County Jail, where she is being held in lieu of a $5,000 bond. She remained in custody on Friday, according to jail records. Court records show that Soto on Jan. 2 pleaded guilty to four counts of chemical endangerment of children based on an earlier arrest. According to an affidavit signed by a Morgan County sheriff's investigator, on Feb. 28, 2023, a caseworker from the Department of Human Resources was called to a residence in Lacey's Spring in reference to four juveniles and identified their mother as Soto. "Mary Soto and the juveniles were screened for narcotics on that date and the samples were tested by LifeLinks, LLC.," the affidavit said. "The test was positive for methamphetamines and amphetamines." Although Soto was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary, court records indicate she was placed in a Department of Corrections community corrections program. Records show her probation was revoked March 18 by Morgan County Circuit Judge Stephen Brown. According to the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, Soto was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance in January after a traffic stop on U.S. 231 in Lacey's Spring. Soto and another person were stopped and a K-9 indicated the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle they were in. "After a search of the vehicle, Deputies located two bags, both containing a substance that tested as Methamphetamine, drug Paraphernalia and a firearm that was reported stolen," the Sheriff's Office said. — or 256-340-2442.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Lacey's Spring woman charged after fetuses in box test positive for drugs
May 17—A Lacey's Spring woman was charged Tuesday with two counts of chemical endangerment of a child after toxicology results revealed the presence of drugs in two fetuses she had left in her trailer on ice, according to an investigator's affidavit, marking her second run-in with the law on chemical endangerment charges. On Dec. 6, an investigator with the Morgan County Sheriff's Office responded to a child death call at Aladdin Trailer Park in Lacey's Spring. The affidavit said the investigator received the call from a captain with the New Hope Police Department who had arrested 32-year-old Mary Denise Soto and she told him she had just given birth that morning to two fetuses at the trailer park. "According to Mary, the fetuses were deceased and placed in a box cover with a sheet and ice covering them," the affidavit said. Soto told investigators she had just found out she was over 20 weeks pregnant and, in a subsequent interview, said she had just quit using methamphetamine and had stopped using all narcotics once she found out she was pregnant. The investigators then met with the Morgan County coroner. "Both investigators went outside where the truck was kept, unlocked it and retrieved the box where both fetuses were kept," the affidavit said. "Coroner Jeff Chunn was able to extract some of the liquid from inside the amniotic sac for testing." According to the affidavit, Chunn used a multi-drug screening kit to test fluid from the amniotic sac of the first fetus, and the results came back positive for methamphetamine, amphetamine and cocaine. On Dec. 17, Chunn submitted blood samples from Soto to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, and on Jan. 9, a toxicology report came back positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine. According to the affidavit, Chunn also submitted blood and fluid samples from the fetus to Forensic Sciences on Jan. 9, and on Jan. 30 the toxicology results came back positive for benzoylecgonine — the primary metabolite of cocaine — as well as methamphetamine and amphetamine. Soto was transported to Morgan County Jail, where she is being held in lieu of a $5,000 bond. She remained in custody on Friday, according to jail records. Court records show that Soto on Jan. 2 pleaded guilty to four counts of chemical endangerment of children based on an earlier arrest. According to an affidavit signed by a Morgan County sheriff's investigator, on Feb. 28, 2023, a caseworker from the Department of Human Resources was called to a residence in Lacey's Spring in reference to four juveniles and identified their mother as Soto. "Mary Soto and the juveniles were screened for narcotics on that date and the samples were tested by LifeLinks, LLC.," the affidavit said. "The test was positive for methamphetamines and amphetamines." Although Soto was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary, court records indicate she was placed in a Department of Corrections community corrections program. Records show her probation was revoked March 18 by Morgan County Circuit Judge Stephen Brown. According to the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, Soto was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance in January after a traffic stop on U.S. 231 in Lacey's Spring. Soto and another person were stopped and a K-9 indicated the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle they were in. "After a search of the vehicle, Deputies located two bags, both containing a substance that tested as Methamphetamine, drug Paraphernalia and a firearm that was reported stolen," the Sheriff's Office said. — or 256-340-2442.
