(La Porte, IN) - Charges have been filed against a La Porte woman whose toddler suffered a drug overdose.  Lily Mae Allen, 22, is facing allegations of child neglect in La Porte Circuit Court.

Two days ago, police responded to a home in the 300 block of Oberriech Street on the city’s east side and found the 18 month old child shaking, vomiting and having irregular breathing.  The child was taken to Northwest Health where methamphetamine was discovered in the todder's bloodstream.  The child was later placed into the care of child protective services, police said.

So far, exactly how the child came into contact with the methamphetamine has not been revealed.  Police said it could have happened when the toddler was left alone while Allen went outside to smoke marijuana.

Allen could face anywhere from a one to six year sentence on the Level 5 felony count.