Baton Rouge mom arrested after child found unresponsive in pool

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge mom was arrested after her one-year-old son was found unresponsive in the family’s backyard pool, according to an arrest affidavit.

Kelly Briscoe, 33, faces charges of cruelty to juveniles, child desertion and improper supervision of a minor by a parent.

East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s deputies responded to a drowning call on Tiger Bend Road on September 7. The child was taken to the hospital after he was found unresponsive at the bottom of the 12-foot-deep pool. He was later released, but the arrest report adds that he could face future medical issues…

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