Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Elizabeth Monet Justiss, 39, was arrested yesterday and charged with child neglect with great bodily harm after allegedly taking drugs two days before giving birth and abandoning her baby in the hospital.
On July 29, Justiss gave birth to a baby girl, and at the time of the birth, Justiss reportedly tested positive for methadone, fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana; the baby reportedly tested positive for cocaine and fentanyl, and tests of the baby’s stool reportedly showed the presence of codeine, methadone, marijuana, and amphetamines. According to an investigation by Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, the fentanyl was not administered by hospital staff, and cocaine, marijuana, and amphetamines are illegal and “would not be prescribed or administered in a clinical setting.” The investigation found that the infant was exposed to the drugs before birth…