Yolanda Beck, 37 Y.O. Black Grandmother, Charged with Misdemeanor After Toddler Ingests Traces of PCP, Cocaine

Yolanda Beck, a 37-year old black grandmother, charged with one count of misdemeanor after her toddler grandson injested traces of PCP and cocaine left behind on wrappers in her Chicago home.

Yolanda Beck, a 37-year old grandmother is facing one misdemeanor count of endangering the life and health of a child, after her one-year old grandson injested traces of PCP and cocaine left behind on aluminum foil wrappers in their West Side home, according to the Chicago Sun Times.

Beck has a history of drug arrests, so exactly why is she just facing one misdemeanor count? According to the Sun Times, the toddler was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital early Sunday when family members noticed he was lethargic. The doctors then determined the boy had PCP and cocaine in his system, police said. Beck reportedly admitted to smoking the drugs the same day of the incident and said she left the wrappers behind where they were easily accessible to the child. The toddler was released from the hospital on Tuesday and is in the care of a relative.

Beck was arrested at least four times for drug possession -- most recently in February and dating back to 2003 -- but was never convicted on those charges, police said. She pleaded guilty to two separate misdemeanor counts of prostitution in July 2008 and was sentenced to three months court supervision, according to court records. Beck was ordered held in lieu of $7,500 bail on the child endangerment charge on Tuesday. Source

Good parenting skills were obviously missing from Yolanda Beck's home, specifically in light of the fact that she is a grandmother at 37. Unless, of course, given her history, she may have given birth to her own child during her teenage years. I hope the judge will throw the book at this woman and keep her locked up for a long time. If she has a drug addiction, then she should have been forced into rehab. How many more offenses will this woman commit and be given a slap on the wrist by the courts? She will only graduate to more heinous offenses if she is allowed to roam the streets.