MARION COUNTY, FL. (THECOUNT) — Kayla Morgan has been identified as the Florida woman arrested after dropping a baby while running across a busy central Florida roadway.
Morgan, 40, was caught on video running in and out of traffic with a baby in her arms when suddenly she drops the infant.
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The baby is in the hospital with a skull fracture after being dropped by her mother as she ran around in traffic in central Florida, deputies say.
Investigators believe the suspect was under the influence of Drugs.
The sheriff’s office said at one point during the bizarre arrest Morgan thought a deputy was a monster who wanted to suck her blood.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office had body camera video of Monday night’s incident, which even baffled investigators, according to CNN affiliate WESH-TV, “She was acting very erratically, darting in and out of cars, barking at cars as some witnesses referred to. And she had a very young child in her hands,” said Lauren Lettelier, a spokeswoman for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. source
Morgan ran from the deputy and the baby dropped out of her jacket, head first onto the ground.
Once in custody, she said she had been on a drug binge with meth and molly for three days.
Morgan is in jail on charges of aggravated child abuse and resisting an officer. Her mom said she’s been dealing with postpartum depression and an abusive relationship.