Death of infant in Boaz leads to mothers arrest

Authorities in Boaz say A newborn died Sunday, and the infant's mother admitted she had been using methamphetamine just before the baby was born.  26 year old Cassie Davis, has been charged with chemical endangerment of a child and is being held on a $1 million bond at the Marshall County Sheriff's Office.  Boaz police and fire departments responded Sunday to a home on Dundee Road to a report of an unresponsive child.  It was determined the mother had just given birth to the child before officers and medics arrived. Davis admitted to officers she had been using meth before the baby was born. Both Davis and the infant were taken by ambulance to Marshall Medical Center South. The infant's body has been taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for an autopsy. After Davis was released from the hospital, she was taken into custody and taken to the Marshall County jail. The case remains under investigation.