A Calcasieu Parish mother is in jail, charged with negligent homicide in the death of her eight-month-old child. Deputies responded to a home in Sulphur in reference to a baby boy that was not breathing. Sheriff Tony Mancuso said upon arrival, the first deputy on the scene began performing CPR on the child.
“When he got there and took the baby and started some life-saving measures, the mom went and hid some drugs in the baby’s room,” said Mancuso.
26-year-old Lacey Blount was booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and the infant died at a local hospital.
Mancuso said authorities discovered marijuana, meth, and paraphernalia at the home at the time of the incident.
“If she was not under the influence, then it’s somewhat likely that this wouldn’t have occurred, and she should have heard the baby,” said Mancuso.
Mancuso gave this disturbing detail on how investigators believe the baby stopped breathing.
“We believe it got wedged in between the bed, like basically with a stuffed animal between the bed and the nightstand,” said Mancuso.
Mancuso said the father of the child was at work when deputies arrived at the home.
