Griswold Woman Arrested After Child Takes Bite Of Marijuana Edible: Police

GRISWOLD, CT — A Griswold woman has been arrested after a three-year-old child in her care ate a portion of a marijuana edible and became ill, according to state police.

Casey Erin Houston, 26, of 39 Monroe Ave., turned herself in to police on May 14 and was charged on a warrant with risk of injury to a child.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit, the state Department of Children and Families contacted police due to a child consuming an edible containing marijuana extract.

The incident happened April 17, according to police.

Houston told police she had taken a bite out of a rice cereal treat-style edible, and put it in a cupboard above the kitchen counter, the warrant shows. Houston indicated she left the kitchen to go to the bathroom and turn on bath water. When she returned to the kitchen, the edible was on the counter with another bite taken out of it, according to police.

Houston reported to police she realized the child had taken a bite and forced the child to vomit. She then contacted a male and asked that he meet her in a commuter parking lot, the warrant shows.

The man told police he asked Houston multiple times what was wrong, and she appeared reluctant to tell him, according to the warrant. He told police Houston eventually told him the child had consumed part of a 1,000 milligram edible. The child appeared to be in a “lethargic, dazed and confused” state, and he told Houston the toddler needed medical attention. He said Houston cited concerns about DCF involvement, according to the warrant.

The man then took the child to the hospital himself for treatment, and the child was released on April 18 and is in good health, police said.

Houston appeared in Superior Court in Norwich on May 15, and her case was continued to June 25, according to the state Judicial Branch website.