Crime & Public Safety

Woman charged after giving bourbon to teething baby

Lori Sheppard
Lori Sheppard
By Don Bishop
Nov 12, 2015

An Arkansas mother is accused of giving liquor to a baby.

Authorities say she faces child endangerment charges after giving her 10-month-old son bourbon in a bottle Wednesday.

KATV reports that Lori Sheppard, 28, told police she was trying to relieve her son's teething pain.

The boy and his two siblings were later put into the custody of the Department of Human Services.

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