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Authorities say mom used meth before outing with her kids

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November 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Western Iowa authorities say a 39-year-old mother of three used meth before taking her kids to Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant.  The Daily Nonpareil reports Christine Hall is now facing child neglect and endangerment charges after she tested positive for drug use, and meth was found in her 3-year-old’s hair.

The case was initially investigated by the Iowa Department of Human Services before it was referred to Council Bluffs Police. Hall’s kids are ages 1, 3 and 16. Hall told investigators that she and her children’s father stopped at a gas station to smoke meth in a bathroom before going to Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant and arcade.

Hall’s attorney, Amy Garreans, declined to comment on the case.  Hall is free on a $10,000 bond and scheduled to return to court for arraignment on Dec. 12.