Woman Arrested After Infant Granddaughter Revived With Narcan

BROOKLINE, PA — A woman was arrested Wednesday after first responders had to revive her 5-month-old granddaughter with Narcan, which is used to treat suspected opioid overdoses.

Elizabeth Rexrode, 41, brought the infant to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Engine 26 on Brookline Boulevard after the child became unresponsive, according to police. The girl was taken to UPMC Children's Hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.

Rexrode was attested after police interviewed her and searched her Brookline residence. Rexrode, who is the infant's guardian, is charged with endangering the welfare of children, recklessly endangering another person, possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia.

In February, Rexrode was one of four people arrested at the Pittsburgh Gun Show in Monroeville for allegedly acting as a straw purchaser to acquire a firearm for someone prohibited from having one.

In that incident, she was charged with sale or transfer of firearms, criminal conspiracy, corruption of minors, terroristic threats and unsworn falsifcation.

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