Bakersfield, MO. – A Bakersfield woman has been arrested following an investigation spurred on by a child testing positive for methamphetamine at Baxter Regional Hospital.
The information on this positive test was provided by the Department of Family Services on August 25th, 2022. Ozark County Sheriff Cass Martin conducted an investigation into the home life of this child and had concluded that the positive test was the result of contact from their mothers personal use of the narcotic.
Law enforcement arrested the mother, identified as Alicia Vandiver on September 8th of 2022, with a charge of 1st Degree Child Endangerment.