By Ray King
A $100,000 bond was set Monday for a Jefferson County woman accused of having fentanyl which her infant child ingested Sunday.
Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Caitlin Bunting, 30, with endangering the welfare of a minor and introducing a controlled substance into another’s body.
Deputy Prosecutor Brittaney Akel said the allegations are based on an affidavit from Sheriff’s Investigator Kristen Pennington who reported that on Sunday at 9:54 a.m., Pennington heard a call on her radio reporting that a one-year-old child had ingested fentanyl.
Pennington reported that after the infant was still unresponsive after receiving the Narcan.
Akel said Bunting has a prior felony conviction on a drug charge and a pending charge of child abuse. She was ordered to have no contact with the victim and told to come back to court Oct. 27.
