Mom charged with drug trafficking after calling 911 for sick infant, who later dies

The cache of drugs seized from the suspect's apartment. (MSP photo)

OAKLAND, Maine - An emergency call for help with a baby having a medical emergency Nov. 2 ended with the infant dead and the mother charged with drug trafficking.

Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Detectives responded shortly after noon to 26 Oak St. Apt. 2 in Oakland at the request of the Oakland Police Department.

According to a press release from the Maine Department of Safety, ,21-year-old Ashley Malloy called 911 to report her 14-month-old child, Karson Malloy, was having a medical emergency.

The child was transported to Inland hospital in Waterville where he was pronounced dead. After a preliminary investigation, State Police Detectives applied for and were granted a search warrant for the apartment the child and mother lived in. Inside the apartment, detectives located 5.85 pounds of fentanyl, 3.4 pounds of methamphetamine, 1.35 pounds of crack cocaine, and $2,262 in cash and other items indicative of drug trafficking.

Malloy was charged Thursday by the MDEA with Class "A" Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W drugs as a result of what was seized at the house. Malloy was released on unsecured bond.

The street value of the drugs seized is in the neighborhood of $700,000, according to public safety officials.

The drugs were turned over to the Maine Drug Enforcement agency while State Police Detectives continue to work with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the cause of the infant's death.