Documents:12-Year-Old Has Seizure After Tahlequah Woman Supplies - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com |

News: Crime

Documents:12-Year-Old Has Seizure After Tahlequah Woman Supplies Synthetic Drug

Posted: Updated:
K2 products claim to produce a marijuana-like high, are marketed as incense and illegally sold in some convenience stores. K2 products claim to produce a marijuana-like high, are marketed as incense and illegally sold in some convenience stores.
Terrie Ann Deckard, 18, was charged with two felonies for allegedly supplying a 12-year-old girl with K2. Terrie Ann Deckard, 18, was charged with two felonies for allegedly supplying a 12-year-old girl with K2.
TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma -

A Tahlequah woman was charged with two felonies this week after she reportedly gave a synthetic drug to a 12-year-old girl who then experienced seizures, Cherokee County court records show.

Terrie Ann Deckard, 18, has been charged with two counts of causing, aiding or abetting a minor in a drug crime and a misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Statements from witnesses say the pre-teenager began experiencing seizures July 15 after Deckard encouraged her to smoke from a pipe that contained fake cannabis, which is often called "spice" or K2.

10/11/2012 Related Story: Broken Arrow Student Collapses After Reportedly Smoking K2

In a statement, the 12-year-old girl told authorities she rode along with a group of her friends, who went to Reasor's to steal "Skittles," slang for cold and cough pills.

According to court records, before the child smoked K2 from the pipe Deckard gave to her, Deckard also gave the child three cold pills.

Several witnesses corroborated the girl's story in statements to police.

When police contacted the victim's mother, she told police her daughter had never experienced a seizure before, an arrest report said. The girl was staying the night with a friend who lived in the same trailer park as Deckard, records show.

When police were called to the trailer park to investigate, they said Deckard was found with slurred speech, blood-shot eyes, and she admitted to smoking K2.

Deckard was released from the Cherokee County Detention Center July 16 on $3,000 bond. Charges against her were filed Monday.

Authorities have said K2 is dangerous because people wrongly think the smokable herbal products are legal. K2 products claim to produce a marijuana-like high, are marketed as incense and illegally sold in some convenience stores.

Aside from the reported seizures it may have caused in the Tahlequah case, authorities said K2 has been known to cause hallucinations, heart palpitations and blurry vision. 

Special Features

Bridge Tracker

How safe are Oklahoma?s bridges? Use Bridge Tracker to find out now.

Crime Tracker

Find out what crimes are committed in your area with Crime Tracker.

Links

Looking for a website or event you heard mentioned on The News On 6? Find it here!

Murrah Bombing Timeline

Learn more about the events leading up to and following the bombing.

Turnpike Interactive

View a historical road map of Oklahoma's turnpike system.

Live Radar

WARN Interactive

Featured on NewsOn6.com

  • Cold Cases

    Join Lori and local homicide detectives as they search for Cold Case clues.

  • Crime Survival Guide

    What can you do to survive a crime? Find advice for personal safety here.

  • Crime Tracker

    Find out what crimes are committed in your area with Crime Tracker.

  • Links

    Looking for a website you heard mentioned on News On 6? Find it here!

Powered by WorldNow
News On 6
303 N. Boston Ave
Tulsa, OK 74103
TULSA'S OWN TM
GREEN COUNTRY'S OWN TM
Oklahoma’s Own NewsOn6.com is proud to provide Oklahomans with timely and relevant news and information, sharing the stories, pictures and loves of Oklahomans across our great state including Tulsa’s Own and Green Country’s Own.
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013, WorldNow and KOTV. All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.