A 36-year-old Eddington woman who was out on bail after her infant daughter overdosed on drugs has been arrested again on new charges.
Brittany Wood, who is listed on the RSU 63 website as a board member, was taken into custody Wednesday night after deputies issued warrants stemming from a traffic stop Sunday.
According to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, deputies found suspected drugs during the stop and prevented Wood from destroying potential evidence. She was not arrested at the time, but testing over the next two days confirmed the substances were illegal drugs.
After unsuccessful attempts to get Wood to surrender, deputies obtained warrants charging her with unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, falsifying physical evidence and violating conditions of release.
According to WGME TV, Wood was previously arrested in July after her 9-month-old daughter overdosed at an Eddington home on May 31.
Deputies responded to a 911 call reporting the infant was in cardiac arrest. The child was given two doses of Narcan, an opioid overdose reversal medication, and was revived after the second dose before being taken to a local hospital.
Court documents show the infant tested positive for fentanyl and cocaine. Wood was charged with domestic violence aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child before being released on bail.
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