Chemical Endangerment Arrest 
(Etowah County, Alabama) An Attalla woman was arrested for chemical endangerment of a child, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin.
"Ashley Michelle Patterson, 25, of Attalla, was arrested and is charged with chemical endangerment of exposing a child to an environment in which controlled substances are ingested, produced or distributed, which is a felony,” investigator Brandi Fuller said.
Patterson admitted to illegally smoking synthetic weed, also known as Spice, while pregnant, and tested positive for spice and opiates.
She was booked into the Etowah County Detention Center with a $10,000 cash bond for the chemical endangerment warrant. As a condition of the bond Patterson will be supervised by Etowah County Community Corrections and must successfully complete a treatment program.
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Gadsden, AL 35901
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