LANDIS, NC — A mother faces multiple charges after her toddler was found unconscious from an overdose.
Police say a friend of 26-year-old Shannon Clement called them around 10:30am Wednesday after finding Clement asleep in her bed, surrounded by pills, and her 20-month-old child unconscious. The friend had come to the home when they failed to reach Clement by phone after several attempts.
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Police say during the friend’s frantic 911 call the child was described as having difficulty breathing, unconscious, limp, with purple lips and “white stuff all over her face.” Police also say the child could be heard gasping for air in the background.
The child is now being treated for an overdose after rescuers transported the child to a local hospital. Officials say the child is expected to make a full recovery.
Investigators with Landis PD searched Clements home and found multiple drugs and drug paraphernalia inside.
Clement was arrested and charged with Felony Child Abuse by Neglect, two counts of Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance, one count of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
She is being held in Rowan County under a $90,000 secured bond.
