Child swallows drugs; mom loses custody

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A 21-year-old Grand Rapids mother whose 2-year-old swallowed crack cocaine has temporarily lost custody of the child.

Child protection workers got a tip March 8 that a child at a Franklin Street SE home had put drugs in his mouth.

Authorities found drug paraphernalia, vomit in a trash bin and feces on the floor. They also noticed a large knife on a counter within the child's reach.

The mother Stacy Gatlin was arrested for disorderly conduct after police and social workers entered the home.

The 2-year-old later tested positive for cocaine.

The child is now living with his father. There will be a hearing in May to determine if the child will be returned to his mother.