Woman, baby found drunk on alcopops in Texas
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A HOUSTON woman was facing child endangerment charges today after police allegedly found her and her one-year-old baby both drunk on an alcoholic energy drink.
According to Houston Police, Lashwanda Allen, 32, said she had been drinking Four Loko and fell asleep with her children next to her and the drink beside the bed, KTRK reported.
When she awoke, she told police, her one-year-old daughter was holding an empty can and was stumbling around like she was drunk.
Police said that the incident was reported to them after Ms Allen's roommate found her wandering the halls of her north Houston apartment complex.
When the roommate asked where Ms Allen's two children were, Ms Allen replied that they were inside the apartment and drunk.
According to police, the roommate found Ms Allen's four-month-old daughter hanging upside down from the bed, with sheets wrapped around her waist.
The baby girl was turning blue, police said.
Soon after, police said, a neighbour found Ms Allen's one-year-old daughter in the complex's parking lot.
Ms Allen's roommate called for an ambulance. According to police, the one-year-old was legally intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of .09.
Ms Allen was being held today at Harris County Jail on a $US2000 bond.
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