Woman arrested after crack pipe found in car while she was sleeping with child, report says
Neisha Puentes, 31, was charged with cocaine/possession: crack pipe with cocaine residue, child neglect with no great bodily harm, and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to use.
A woman accused of having a crack pipe in her car and smoking while caring for her child in Miami was arrested on Monday, authorities said.
Neisha Puentes, 31, was charged with cocaine/possession: crack pipe with cocaine residue, child neglect with no great bodily harm, and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to use.
According to authorities, an officer arrived at 1320 NW 12th Street after receiving reports of a person who was sleeping in their vehicle.
An arrest report said the officer spotted a woman inside the vehicle, knocked on the window, and she woke up. The woman told the officer that she fell asleep due to exhaustion.
The officer then called fire rescue to assist the woman, but as she was getting out of the car and started to care for her child, they saw a crack pipe that had cocaine residue and several baggies that appeared to have cocaine on the front passenger-side floorboard.
Puentes, the report said, told the officer that she had been smoking crack cocaine while taking care of her child.
The child was then taken to the hospital for an evaluation, and Puentes was taken into custody.
The Florida Department of Children and Families was contacted, and the child was released to Puentes’ grandmother.
