A 30 year old Smithville woman who admitted to taking drugs was found passed out with a two year old child in the car with her on a hot spring day last Thursday.
Stacey Lee Woods of Jerry Walker Road, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence and child abuse or neglect. Her bond is $7,500 and her court date is set for June 8.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Thursday, May 11 a deputy was called to Short Mountain Highway due to a woman passed out in a vehicle with a child in the back seat. Upon arrival the officer found that all the windows on the vehicle were closed except for the driver side window which was open about an inch. The vehicle was not running and the temperature outside was 81 degrees. After about one minute of beating on the door and the window, the officer got Woods awake and out of the vehicle. Woods showed signs of intoxication which included slurred speech and she was unsteady on her feet. Woods also performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. She admitted to having taking xanax and Zoloft before she began driving.
According to Sheriff Ray, Woods’ actions placed the life of the child in imminent danger.
Meanwhile, 34 year old Brian Christopher Wigley of Upper Helton Road, Alexandria is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $2,500 and his court date is May 18.
Sheriff Ray said that on Wednesday, May 10 a detective was sent to a residence on a domestic call. He spoke with a woman there who said that when she returned from taking another person to a doctor’s appointment, she noticed the door open to the residence. As she walked up to the door, the woman called out Wigley’s name. He came to the door screaming and cussing at her. Wigley told the woman that he would rather knock her teeth down her throat than to look at her. She then left to call 911. Wigley was placed under arrest.
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