Second woman pleads guilty to allowing toddlers to smoke marijuana; cocaine found in three children's systems

Two women seen on social media video helping three children smoke marijuana in North Carolina have now been sentenced to jail time.The Winston-Salem Journal reports that 18-year-old Candice Little was found guilty of misdemeanor child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile on Monday. With time served and a partially suspended sentence, she'll serve one day in jail.Last month, 21-year-old Michaela Pearson pleaded guilty to the same charges, and was sentenced to serve less than a year in jail.The pair were originally charged with felonies, but prosecutors reduced the charges because there wasn't evidence their babysitting charges were seriously injured from smoking the marijuana.According to the Winston-Salem Journal, "Pearson and Little were taking care of the children in a room at an apartment on Hutton Street on Aug. 27." They were dating and shared a cellphone. Little told investigators later that she told Pearson not to record and that if she was going to record, not to post it to Facebook.All three children tested positive for cocaine. In court, it was not explained why the children tested positive for cocaine. "Police seized cocaine and marijuana from the hotel room, where two other adults, besides Nettles, Pearson and Little, were found with the children," the newspaper reports.Winston-Salem police say they got calls from as far as Louisiana regarding the video posted to Facebook.

Two women seen on social media video helping three children smoke marijuana in North Carolina have now been sentenced to jail time.

The Winston-Salem Journal reports that 18-year-old Candice Little was found guilty of misdemeanor child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile on Monday. With time served and a partially suspended sentence, she'll serve one day in jail.


Last month, 21-year-old Michaela Pearson pleaded guilty to the same charges, and was sentenced to serve less than a year in jail.

The pair were originally charged with felonies, but prosecutors reduced the charges because there wasn't evidence their babysitting charges were seriously injured from smoking the marijuana.

According to the Winston-Salem Journal, "Pearson and Little were taking care of the children in a room at an apartment on Hutton Street on Aug. 27." They were dating and shared a cellphone. Little told investigators later that she told Pearson not to record and that if she was going to record, not to post it to Facebook.

All three children tested positive for cocaine. In court, it was not explained why the children tested positive for cocaine. "Police seized cocaine and marijuana from the hotel room, where two other adults, besides Nettles, Pearson and Little, were found with the children," the newspaper reports.

Winston-Salem police say they got calls from as far as Louisiana regarding the video posted to Facebook.