Staff Report

Kara Shay Kelley

SYRACUSE — A Syracuse woman was recently arrested after a child she gave birth to tested positive for meth.

Kara Shay Kelley, 29, 301 E. Palm Drive Apartment 11, Syracuse, is charged with neglect of a dependent, a level 6 felony.

On May 8, a Syracuse Police officer met with a Department of Child Services case worker about an investigation regarding Kelley, who recently gave birth.

According to court documents, the case worker said Kelley did not go to a doctor’s office for any type of prenatal care until she was 31 weeks pregnant. During that visit, Kelley allegedly tested positive for amphetamines through a urine test.

When the child was born, both Kelley and the child tested positive for amphetamines. Kelley admitted to using meth daily for about a year.

Kelley was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on July 18.