Cops: Mom left 3-week-old in hotel with blind man

Alexis Stevens

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The mother of a 3-week-old baby is accused of leaving her son alone in a Motel 6 room with a blind man.

 

Cobb County Sheriff's Office

Christina Nichole Tilton

 

 

Cobb County Sheriff's Office

Carol Louise Burns

 

Instead of being with the baby, Christina Nichole Tilton allegedly was digging through trash cans at another Acworth hotel down the road, according to arrest warrants obtained by the AJC. Tilton, 29, also had multiple syringes and admitted to using drugs when searched, police said.

"The infant was left unattended on a bed across the room from the blind male, who was unaware of where the infant was," the warrant states.

A woman who was supposed to be caring for the child, Carolyn Louise Burns, 41, told police she'd administered methamphetamines by injection throughout the night, the warrant states. In the hotel room, police found meth inside an empty beer can on the bathroom floor.

Both women were arrested early Sunday and transported to the Cobb County jail. The infant was taken into protective custody, the warrant states.

Tilton, of Dallas, was charged with cruelty to children and has a probation violation. She is being held without bond. Burns, of Kennesaw, faces two felony drug charges. Her bond was set at $10,000, jail records show.