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Police: Mom Gave Child Alcohol, Marijuana On Birthday

Girl Also Alleges Items Offered To Friends During Party

POSTED: 12:02 am EST February 8, 2008
UPDATED: 7:25 am EST February 8, 2008

An Anderson woman was arrested this week on suspicion of letting her 11-year-old daughter drink alcohol and smoke marijuana on the child's birthday, police said.

Davita N. Fuller (pictured), 26, was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

The girl alleged Fuller gave her the alcohol and marijuana and offered it to three of her 11-year-old friends during the child's birthday party at Fuller's home Feb. 1, police said.

The girl claimed she took one drink of alcohol and puffed on the marijuana once, and that her friends declined her mother's offer, police said.

The three friends corroborated the girl's story, Anderson police Detective Joel Sandefur told 6News' Cheryl Jackson Thursday.

Fuller told investigators that she was smoking marijuana and drinking beer with her adult friends at the child's party, but she denied giving those things to her daughter, police said.

"Fuller claims she gave her daughter a certain look that has been interpreted in past incidents that she (victim) is to leave the room when adults are smoking marijuana," Anderson police said in a news release.

Police said the girl made the allegations to a Department of Child Services worker during an interview at her school. Information on what led to the interview wasn't available.

Fuller had posted bond by Thursday afternoon, police said. Information on who had custody of the girl Thursday wasn't available.

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