A Month Old Baby Mistakenly Given Baby Formula Mixed With Vodka Instead Of Water

A one month old baby girl was raced

to the children’s hospital after her

mother accidentally mixed her

formula with vodka instead of water.

The infant had a blood alcohol level

of almost 0.294 – almost four times

the 0.08 driving limit – when she

was admitted to the Children’s

Hospital of Wisconsin. Her mother

said the baby had consumed 2 oz of

vodka unbeknownst to her.

She said after she gave the infant

her bottle on Monday night, her

hands and toes became red and her

legs started shaking.

The 20-year-old mother, who has not

been identified, told police that her

22 year old bf, Brian Smith, was

staying with her and had emptied

out a bottle of water on the kitchen

counter and replaced it with the

strong liquor without telling her.

The mother said she and Smith were

in their apartment when he asked if

the baby had been fed. She said she

had used the water bottle she always

uses in the kitchen. Smith then

became upset and started yelling and

said he had dumped out the water

and had filled the bottle with vodka,

intending to take it with him.

The complaint said he continued to

yell at her, threw a bottle at her,

pushed her and grabbed her by the

neck so hard she was unable to

speak.

According to the complaint the

young mother filed against Smith,

the argument and fight continued

out in a hallway and into the

parking lot, which is when police

arrived.

When police arrived, they found

Smith screaming and swearing at a

group of about a dozen people

gathered around a car. Officers said

Smith was holding open the rear

door, and a 20-year-old woman was

inside the car.

According to the complaint, Jones

threatened officers by yelling, “Don’t

effing touch me,” and went towards

them with clenched fists. After a

brief struggle with officers, he was

handcuffed.

Documents state that an officer then

spoke to the woman in the car, who

was crying and sobbing

uncontrollably. That was when she

then told the officer that Smith had

choked her after she had used a

water bottle filled with vodka to feed

her 1-month-old child, Daviarre.

Officers observed that the child’s

breathing was labored and an

ambulance was called.

Police believe the incident was an

accident, and the mother will likely

not face any charges.

The baby’s grandfather said it was

all a big misunderstanding.

“It was an honest mistake, and then

it led up to a bunch of other things,

and he didn’t know what to do, and

he was scared,” Allen Jones said.

Smith is facing charges of

strangulation and battery, disorderly

conduct and resisting an officer. He

could face nearly 10 years in prison

if convicted.

The baby was placed in intensive

care but is expected to be released

from hospital this week.