Clover woman charged after 2 sons test positive for narcotics, officials say

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The York County Sheriff's office has charged a Clover mother after two children tested positive for amphetamines.

Authorities charged 22-year-old Jessica Messer, who was on probation for child neglect, with child neglect.

Officials said the Department of Social Services told deputies that a 4-year-old and 1-year-old in Messer's care had tested positive for narcotics.

The 4-year-old tested positive for amphetamines while the 1-year-old tested positive for amphetamines and cocaine, deputies said.

Messer is identified as their mother, according to Trent Faris, spokesman for the York County Sheriff’s Office.

A week before the children tested positive, Messer was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to child neglect, burglary and conspiracy, according to court records, according to Channel 9's partner at The Herald.

A three-year prison sentence was suspended in that case.

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