MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – A Myrtle Beach woman is in trouble with the law after police say she tested positive for drugs after giving birth.
Jail records show the Myrtle Beach Police Department arrested 35-year-old Kristin Crosby on Thursday and charged her with unlawful neglect of a child.
Officers with MBPD responded on Feb. 24 to a hospital in the city for a child abuse incident.
MBPD was told that a baby was born on Jan. 29, and blood from the umbilical cord was used for testing, which came back positive for Methamphetamine and Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer also known as “tranq,” according to arrest warrants…