Aug 19, 2022

Police: Toddler in Kansas City dies with drugs in system

Posted Aug 19, 2022 10:03 AM
Chism-photo Jackson County
Chism-photo Jackson County

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City woman has been charged after her 2-year-old son was found dead in a home strewn with apparent drugs and drug paraphernalia, prosecutors announced Thursday.

Michaela Chism, 36, was charged with two felony counts of endangering the welfare of a child, who police found dead on Wednesday, the Jackson County Prosecutor's office said.

According to court records, a hospital later found traces of amphetamines in the boy's system. Police said a 3-year-old boy found at the home also tested positive for amphetamines.

A probable cause document said Chism acknowledged that she consumed drugs, including methamphetamine and fentanyl, while living at the home.

She said one evening she noticed her son was not moving and realized he was dead, according to the statement. She moved him from a couch to the bed after police first arrived for a welfare check at the home.

Chism was unable to tell police what day she found the child or when she moved him to the bed, according to the statement.

Prosecutors requested a $150,000 cash bond. The investigation is continuing and further charges are possible.

Online court records do not name an attorney to speak for Chism.

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KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City woman faces felony charges after one of her children was found lifeless in the residence on Wednesday, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.

Michaela L. Chism, 36, faces two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child 1st Degree.

According to court records filed Thursday, Kansas City police responded to the 6500 block of The Paseo on reports that a child had died in the residence.

Kansas City police entered the residence to check on the welfare of the child. They found a deceased 2-year-old and another child, age 3, who was unharmed. Officers also found what appeared to be drugs and drug paraphernalia. The defendant was taken into custody.

The investigation into the child's death continues and additional charges are possible. Prosecutors requested a $150,000 cash bond.