Fulton mom accused of putting meth in her child’s backpack

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Fulton mom has been charged with a felony and a misdemeanor after she allegedly put methamphetamine in her child’s backpack on Monday.

Alexus Peppers-Wright, 28, was charged on Tuesday in Callaway County with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and misdemeanor illegally possessing drug paraphernalia. She is being held at the Callaway County Jail on a $45,000 bond. A court date has not been scheduled.

The probable cause statement says police were called to Bush Elementary in Fulton at 12:40 p.m. Monday about possible drugs being found in a child’s backpack. The student allegedly told someone – described as a witness – that “mom accidentally put these in my backpack and I don’t know what to do with them they have drugs in them,” the statement says.

Three people described as witnesses found a “zipper pouch” that had two syringes and a substance that tested positive as methamphetamine, the statement says.

Peppers-Wright showed up to the school at 2:48 p.m. and allegedly claimed to have known what was in the backpack, but claimed drugs in the bag belonged to a friend, the statement says. The zipper bag had “Property of Lexi” written on the side with a black Sharpie, the statement says.