A Boaz woman has been arrested in connection to chemical endangerment of a child, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin.

“Erin Mianna Mims, 25, of Boaz, is charged with one count of chemical endangerment of exposing a child to an environment in which controlled substances are ingested, produced or distributed, a felony,” investigator Brandi Fuller said. 

Mims admitted to using heroin and marijuana while pregnant.

She is detained in the Etowah County Detention Center on $10,000 cash bond for the chemical endangerment charge.  As a condition of her bond, she must successfully complete a drug treatment program and will be supervised by Etowah Court Referral Office upon release.