An Oklahoma mother faces charges after allegedly causing the death of her infant son by falling asleep on top of him while intoxicated. Sarah Jamison, aged 31, is charged with child neglect following a thorough three-week investigation into the tragic incident involving her 5-month-old, which occurred on October 18, according to reports from KOTV.

Bixby police responded to an emergency call in the early morning hours, arriving to find the baby’s father desperately performing CPR on the infant, who was unresponsive and had turned gray. The details are outlined in a probable cause affidavit.

Upon arrival, officers struggled to wake Jamison, needing to shine a flashlight on her and shake the bed for nearly two minutes. Once awake, Jamison exhibited signs of intoxication, including the smell of alcohol, slurred speech, and difficulty walking unassisted to a nearby couch.

During the interaction with police, Jamison expressed profound distress, stating, “If my kid is dead, I might as well be too.” She also mentioned, “I said I needed help, I tried to get help,” indicating previous attempts to seek assistance.

She told the officers that “If my kid is dead, I might as well be too. She also said she had “said I needed help, I tried to get help.”

According to the affidavit, she remembered drinking a six pack of beer and a shot of rum the night before but nothing after that. She said she had stopped drinking during her pregnancy but started again about six weeks after her son’s birth. She further said she’d struggled with post partum depression, more so than with her previous children.

The baby’s father told officers that the couple drank together after he got home about 10 p.m., then Jamison took the baby and went o bed. He stayed on the couch, finding the boy under Jamison’s shoulder not breathing when he did come to bed.

Both Jamison and the father said they frequently co-slept with the baby.

A blood draw at the hospital at 8:45 a.m. — three hours after police were called the home — found Jamison’s blood alcohol content at .309, the affidavit said. For comparison, the legal limit for drivers in Oklahoma is .08.