GREENFIELD — A Noblesville woman overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin in front of her two young children, prompting prosecutors to file two felony neglect charges against her, according to court documents.
Jinelle M. Broaddus, 33, 555 Kings Lane, Apartment E, Noblesville, was arrested Wednesday evening, jail records show. She faces two Level 6 felony counts of neglect of a dependent, alleging that she endangered the health and safety of her two children when she used drugs in front of them, court document state.
Broaddus was at a relative’s home in McCordsville with a friend and her kids this week when the overdose occurred, according to court documents.
She told police she’d been stressed, and her friend offered her heroin to help her feel better, court documents state. She said she snorted the drugs using a rolled up dollar bill, and only used enough to “take the edge off, but not to get high,” court documents state.
She told police she didn’t know the heroin she was using was laced with fentanyl — a synthetic opioid-based painkiller that is said to be 50 times more potent than morphine.
Broaddus’s grandmother called 911 around 10:30 a.m. Monday when she found Broaddus lying face down in the laundry room, court documents state.
The woman told dispatchers she didn’t know how long Broaddus had been unconscious; the woman said she’d woken up only about 15 minutes before and didn’t know how long Broaddus or the two children — an infant and a toddler — were in the house, court documents state.
When police arrived at the home, they found Broaddus’s friend unconscious in a bedroom in the home.
They started CPR on Broaddus and her friend. The two regained consciousness only after paramedics administered Narcan, an overdose-reversing drug, court documents state.
Both were transported to a nearby hospital. There, doctors ran tests that revealed the pair had ingested heroin and fentanyl, court documents state.
Broaddus agreed to speak with police as part of their investigation.
She told the officers she’d come to McCordsville on Monday morning with her children and her friend to check on her grandmother.
During the visit, Broaddus said she found her friend using heroin in the garage of the home. He offered to share the drugs with her, and she accepted because she’d been feeling upset and depressed, she told police.
She couldn’t remember anything else that happened after she’d taken the drugs, she said.
Police contacted the Indiana Department of Child Services, who took over care of Broaddus’s two children.
Broaddus’s friend did not face criminal charges at press time, and he had not been arrested.
Each of the charges Broaddus faces carries a maximum penalty of 2½ years in prison.