Albany woman arrested after child tests positive for THC

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ALBANY – An Albany woman faces charges after her unresponsive child was hospitalized on Sunday and tests revealed that the child had ingested THC, according to the Albany Police Department.

Police arrested Na’Quon Hunt on Monday on a charge of reckless conduct and transported her to the Dougherty County Jail.

A laboratory test confirmed that the child had consumed THC, the main psychoactive ingredient contained in the marijuana plant, police said.

The child was treated at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital and was in stable condition on Monday.

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