In a tragic incident in Oklahoma, a woman has been apprehended after allegedly causing the death of her infant son by falling asleep on top of him while intoxicated. Sarah Jamison, aged 31, faces charges of child neglect following a thorough three-week investigation into the heartbreaking demise of her 5-month-old son on October 18, as reported by KOTV.
Law enforcement officials in Bixby responded to an early morning call at Jamison’s residence, where they encountered the distressing scene of the baby’s father performing CPR on the infant, whose skin had turned gray and who was no longer breathing. According to a statement of probable cause, officers found it challenging to awaken Jamison, needing to shine a flashlight and shake the bed for approximately two minutes before she stirred.
Upon waking, Jamison exhibited clear signs of intoxication, including the smell of alcohol, slurred speech, and the inability to walk without assistance. In a moment of despair, she reportedly told officers, “If my kid is dead, I might as well be too,” expressing her struggles by admitting, “I said I needed help, I tried to get help.”
The affidavit reveals that Jamison recalled consuming a six-pack of beer and a shot of rum the previous evening but had no memory beyond that point. She confessed to having abstained from alcohol during her pregnancy, only to resume drinking approximately six weeks after her son’s birth. Jamison also disclosed battling postpartum depression, which she found more severe than during her experiences with previous children.
She told the officers that “If my kid is dead, I might as well be too. She also said she had “said I needed help, I tried to get help.”
According to the affidavit, she remembered drinking a six pack of beer and a shot of rum the night before but nothing after that. She said she had stopped drinking during her pregnancy but started again about six weeks after her son’s birth. She further said she’d struggled with post partum depression, more so than with her previous children.
The baby’s father told officers that the couple drank together after he got home about 10 p.m., then Jamison took the baby and went o bed. He stayed on the couch, finding the boy under Jamison’s shoulder not breathing when he did come to bed.
Both Jamison and the father said they frequently co-slept with the baby.
A blood draw at the hospital at 8:45 a.m. — three hours after police were called the home — found Jamison’s blood alcohol content at .309, the affidavit said. For comparison, the legal limit for drivers in Oklahoma is .08.
