A man was arrested after a traffic stop during which police say they found a bundle of methamphetamine in a baby’s diaper and the child’s mother hiding in the car’s trunk now faces federal charges.
Federal prosecutors in Seattle claim Dennis Fisher had been dealing large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin. He is alleged to have kept at it even after he was caught stuffing his meth stash into the diaper worn by the child of a female associate.
After pulling the car over the officer found a screaming small child sitting in an unsecured car seat. The child was howling, “Mommy!” as the officer examined the car. One of the backseats was partially folded forward to allow access to the trunk.
The officer told Fisher he believed the woman was hiding in the trunk. The officer told Fisher he could either open the trunk or they would all wait for a search warrant.
“Fine, I’ll get her out,” Fisher told the officer.
“Let me out!” the woman yelled.
The officer retrieved the woman wearing only underwear and a shirt that looked like it was used as a diaper. She was arrested her on the outstanding warrant. He then locked her in his car before returning to speak to Fisher.
Fisher, who was holding the child, asked the officer if he could call someone to pick up the child. Fisher and the woman eventually were able to arrange for someone to meet them.
As the woman hugged her child goodbye, she noticed something wrong with the baby’s diaper.
“What’s in the diaper?” she asked Fisher.
“Poop,” Fisher offered.
The woman insisted on changing the baby’s diaper. As she did so, the officer noticed a plastic bag hidden inside. The officer retrieved a baggie containing a golf ball-size quantity of meth from the diaper.
As the officer described it, the discovery did not go well for Fisher. The woman, by then crying, called Fisher a “piece of shit!” and told the officer she would not do that to her child.
Fisher was arrested. He is alleged to have denied knowing the meth was in the baby’s diaper and could not explain why he had $1,300 in U.S. currency as well as $8,000 Mexican pesos on his person.
A search of the car uncovered 13 “loaded” syringes and another $500 Mexican pesos. Investigators believed most of the syringes were full of heroin, while one held methamphetamine.
