From today's news reports:
New Mom Accused of Selling Drugs in Hospital Room
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A mother showed off her newborn daughter in a
hospital's nursery, then took an undercover drug agent to her room and
sold him $650 worth of crack cocaine, federal authorities say.
Bonnie Herr, 20, faces federal charges of selling drugs at St. Luke's
Hospital nine hours after giving birth March 16. She was arrested and
released Monday and is to appear in federal court Thursday.
She could get up to 40 years in prison and a $2 million fine on each of
two counts, harsher punishment than usual because the hospital is within
1,000 feet of a school.
According to court documents, an informant and an undercover drug agent
bought about 4 grams of crack from Herr at her apartment March 1.
The informant called Herr to make a buy a couple of weeks later and
discovered she had gone to the hospital to give birth.
Gregory Brugman, a special agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency,
said he and the informant went to the hospital, where Herr pointed out
her new daughter, then took them to her room.
Herr told the informant to watch the door and took several plastic bags
out of her purse for Brugman, the agent said.
"Nobody can ever remember anything like this ever happening before,"
said hospital spokesman Mike Humbert.
New Mom Accused of Selling Drugs in Hospital Room
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A mother showed off her newborn daughter in a
hospital's nursery, then took an undercover drug agent to her room and
sold him $650 worth of crack cocaine, federal authorities say.
Bonnie Herr, 20, faces federal charges of selling drugs at St. Luke's
Hospital nine hours after giving birth March 16. She was arrested and
released Monday and is to appear in federal court Thursday.
She could get up to 40 years in prison and a $2 million fine on each of
two counts, harsher punishment than usual because the hospital is within
1,000 feet of a school.
According to court documents, an informant and an undercover drug agent
bought about 4 grams of crack from Herr at her apartment March 1.
The informant called Herr to make a buy a couple of weeks later and
discovered she had gone to the hospital to give birth.
Gregory Brugman, a special agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency,
said he and the informant went to the hospital, where Herr pointed out
her new daughter, then took them to her room.
Herr told the informant to watch the door and took several plastic bags
out of her purse for Brugman, the agent said.
"Nobody can ever remember anything like this ever happening before,"
said hospital spokesman Mike Humbert.