Woman’s Sobriety Saved Her From Jail

AND A WHOLE LOT WORSE –

July 20, 2023 – Geisler was arrested by city police June 8, 2022, after her 3-month-old son was taken to a hospital for breathing problems. Tests showed the baby had somehow ingested cocaine.

Lanzo said his client is a deserving candidate for probation. He said she has no prior felony criminal record, and since her arrest, she has been drug-free. She has taken parenting classes and drug treatment and is now allowed unsupervised visits with her son.

“This is how far she has come, your honor,” Lanzo said. Lanzo admitted his client was on drugs that day, but since then, she has been drug-free. She currently also has a 2-month-old child and that child did not have drugs in their system when they were born, unlike her previous child.

Andrews said a jail or prison sentence is necessary because the child was too young to have been able to get ahold of cocaine himself. Andrews also said Geisler left the hospital before police arrived when she took her son for treatment, and she disposed of a car seat that may have had evidence.