Friday, July 15, 2005

4th Horseman Alert - A Strange Instance in Oklahoma...

Y'know, I'm not sure if it's because now I'm a parent, or just the fundamental lack of common sense that this story displays, or that this woman is the mother of seven -

Saddle-up, folks, because I can hear the hooves-a-comin'.

"JULY 15--A pregnant Oklahoma woman who split a case of beer with her boyfriend shortly before giving birth last month is facing felony child neglect charges. Melissa Irene Tanner, a 37-year-old mother of seven, had a blood alcohol content nearly four times the state's .08 limit, according to the below probable cause affidavit. Tanner's baby, a girl born June 30, had a Blood Alcohol Content level of .21, nearly three times the Oklahoma limit. Tanner, who first told a nurse that she was unaware of the pregnancy, was arrested and tossed into the Washington County lockup, where she is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail. Tanner, pictured at right in a booking photo, drank a case of beer a week during her pregnancy, and apparently preferred "the cheap stuff," according to the affidavit"

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1 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

And they continue to let people like this breed...amazing. There should be a public spay/neuter project for this family.

7:14 AM  

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