A North Platte woman has been charged with felony child abuse after she allegedly used methamphetamine around her child.

According to Investigator John Deal, on November 15, 2013, North Platte Police accompanied the Department of Health and Human Services on a child welfare check in the 2800 block of West 5th Street.

The DHHS had received a complaint that 24-year-old Sarah Waugh had been using drugs around her child.

Officers and DHHS officials met with Waugh and determined that she had used drugs in the recent past, but was not under the influence at the time.

Because of the complaint, however, the child was taken to the Bridge of Hope Child Advocacy Center and a hair sample was taken to be tested for exposure to narcotics.

Several days later, the results of the test came back positive for methamphetamine.

Investigator John Deal said Waugh had moved away from the North Platte area, but police recently made contact with her and placed her under arrest.

Waugh has been charged with felony child abuse.  She is being held at the Lincoln County Detention Center.