A woman jailed in Etowah County for allegedly using drugs during pregnancy has filed a lawsuit against the sheriff’s office saying she wasn’t pregnant, and that investigators placed a child’s words over medical confirmation.
Stacey Freeman of Gallant was under investigation by the Department of Human Resources for substance use when one of her children told a social worker her mom was pregnant, according to the lawsuit. Freeman offered to take a pregnancy test and Etowah County Department of Human Resources employees entered an order for one. However, she never took the test and Etowah County Sheriff Investigator Brandi Fuller issued a warrant for her arrest, according to the lawsuit.
“It’s just shameful you can go off somebody’s word that somebody’s pregnant,” Weinberg said. “It’s easy to verify through a pregnancy test.” Fuller has been involved in “an obscene number of arrests for pregnant and postpartum women,” according to the lawsuit. Research by Pregnancy Justice found that Etowah County arrested and prosecuted more women for drug use during pregnancy than any other county in the state. More than 150 women have been identified by their researchers and Fuller has been involved in most cases, they found.
The lawsuit alleges false imprisonment, defamation and negligence by members of the Etowah County Sheriff’s Department. It said investigators relied on the word of a minor child and failed to confirm the facts before arresting and jailing Freeman. As a result, Freeman suffered public humiliation. Weinberg said she still gets questions about the arrest.
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