Mom charged when crack, pot found in bulging diaper

Aisha Carter, 24, of Etowah was charged with driving on a suspended license, possession of Schedule II drugs and possession of Schedule VI drugs, according to records of her Monday arrest.

A judge released Carter on a $10,500 bond Tuesday, pending an Aug. 6 court hearing.

Records show the deputy, Ken Pruitt, was patrolling when he stopped a car driven by Carter for speeding in a construction zone on U.S. 411.

Pruitt said Carter told him as he approached the car that her driver’s license was suspended.

“As I was talking to Ms. Carter, I noticed a baby in a car seat on the passenger side and that it had a large bulge in the front diaper area,” according to Pruitt’s report.

Carter’s mother, Vivian Carter, then pulled up at the traffic stop to check on her daughter and 3-month-old grandson, Pruitt said.

The deputy said he asked Vivian Carter if the baby could go with her “because her daughter was going to jail for driving on a suspended driver’s license.”

Pruitt’s report shows that when Vivian Carter got the baby to her vehicle, he suggested “she might want to check the baby’s diaper.”

“That is when she lifted up the front part of the baby’s diaper and was able to see a large bag of approximately 1/2-ounce of marijuana and a large bag of approximately 70 grams of crack cocaine,” his report shows.

Pruitt said the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services placed the child in the care of Vivian Carter.