BURR OAK, MI (WTVB) – The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the possibility that an infant child ingested methamphetamine earlier this week.
Deputies were sent to a home on Fifth Street in Burr Oak Monday night to perform a Welfare Check on a woman.
They later found out she was at the Sturgis Hospital Emergency Room trying to get treatment for her child because of the suspected methamphetamine ingested.
The Sheriff’s Department is getting help from the Department of Human Services and the Michigan Department of Corrections.
Officials say charges will be sought once the investigation is completed. If anyone has any further information in regards to this incident, call Deputy Brandon Dahl at (269)467-9045, Extension 329
