Woman charged with child endangerment after 3 children test positive for meth

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A woman was charged in Montgomery County on Thursday after three children allegedly tested positive for methamphetamine.

Missy Lacomb, of Middletown, was charged with three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. A criminal summons was served to Lacomb on Thursday, according to court filings. A hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4.

The probable cause statement says deputies were called at 4:36 p.m. Aug. 17 to a Montgomery County residence for a reported domestic incident. Three children were removed from the residence and all three – ages 16, 10 and 5 – allegedly tested positive for meth, the statement says.

The statement alleges Lacomb has been contacted by authorities before about care for the youth.

“Lacomb discussed with me her having the children all the time while the other suspects were out all night,” the statement says.