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(Etowah County, Alabama) An Attalla woman was arrested for chemical endangerment of a child, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin.

"Miranda Lynn Merry, 32, of Attalla, 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.

Merry was initially booked in on a warrant for possession of a controlled substance and told detention center personnel that she was pregnant.

She tested positive for opiates, amphetamine and methamphetamine. Merry admitted to illegally using heroin, opiates, dilaudid and methamphetamine, however, she stated that she has only used methamphetamine since she found out she was pregnant.

Merry is being detained in the Etowah County Detention Center with a $10,000 cash bond for the chemical endangerment warrant. As a condition of the bond she will be supervised by Etowah County Community Corrections and must successfully complete a treatment program.

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