A Kentucky woman is facing charges after allegedly leaving her two- and four-year-old children alone so she could “go smoke” marijuana.
Morgan Chapman, 23, faces two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. According to a complaint obtained by Law&Crime, Pikeville police responded around 9 p.m. to a domestic dispute call at a Northgate Drive apartment complex. According to the complaint, cops arrived at the apartment and discovered two “very young children” who opened the door.
Officers conducted a protective sweep of the apartment and discovered the children were home alone, according to the complaint. Cops spoke with neighbors, who said they had no idea where the mother was.
A woman who lives across the hall claimed Chapman asked her to watch the children around 5 p.m. — roughly four hours earlier — so she could “go smoke” and did not want the kids around, according to the affidavit.
“Go smoke is a common street term for smoking marijuana,” the cops noted.
Chapman arrived as the police were investigating. The investigating officer detected alcohol on her breath and observed bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. Chapman allegedly claimed she was downstairs at a neighbor’s house “for a couple minutes.”
Police arrested Chapman and transported her to the Pike County Detention Center, where she has since bonded out. She posed and smiled for the mug shot. The children were taken to a police station. The Kentucky Division of Protection and Permanency was notified about the situation.
Pikeville is located in far eastern Kentucky, approximately 150 miles southeast of Lexington.
