SMITH COUNTY, Texas — Arrest documents reveal a Tyler mother waited an hour and a half before calling 911 after her 23-month-old daughter ate a THC gummy "out of fear of getting in trouble."

Kendall Johnson, 27, was arrested Wednesday on a child endangerment charge with a $250,000 bond.

According to the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 5 p.m., to the 12800 block of Candleridge Dr., after a 911 caller reported a possible overdose involving a child. Deputies found the toddler lethargic, and she was taken by EMS to UT Health Tyler for treatment.

Investigators determined the child consumed part of a THC gummy around 3:15 p.m. while she and her older brother were left unattended in their mother’s vehicle near Dixie Elementary School.

According to an arrest affidavit,

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