A Gillette mother whose baby was born with meth in its system and admitted to police she used the drug the day she gave birth will be in court Friday to face a felony drug endangered child charge.
Bryaira White Eagle, no age listed in court documents, has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Friday on allegations she used meth while pregnant, then continued to use the drug and breastfeed her newborn for five days after the infant’s birth.
She also told police that her plan to keep the baby safe in a home full of alleged drug users was to have help from a roommate, who also was arrested for possession of meth, according to an affidavit of probable cause written by Gillette Police Department Officer Alan Stuber.
White Eagle also “admitted to using methamphetamine on April 16, 2026, the same day she gave birth to (her baby),” Stuber wrote.
Denial, Then Facts
The situation landed on the radar of the Gillette Police Department on April 21, five days after the baby was born and White Eagle had returned home with the child, the affidavit says.
That’s when the state Department of Family Services (DFS) received a report from Campbell County Health that a test of the baby’s umbilical cord blood was positive for meth.
A DFS official then went to White Eagle’s home, where an instant urinalysis test was given to the new mother, which tested presumptively positive for meth, the affidavit says.
“After birth, (the baby boy’s) umbilical cord was tested for methamphetamine to identify parental drug exposure in the final stages of the pregnancy,” Stuber wrote. “Immediately after birth, a segment of the umbilical cord is collected and sent to a lab that specifically tests for (meth).”
After he arrived at White Eagle’s home, Stuber wrote that he walked through and noticed “numerous small torches and glass pipes, both commonly used to smoke methamphetamine, located in plain sight in the living room.”
White Eagle admitted to using meth the day she gave birth, but “was adamant she hasn’t used since that day,” the affidavit says.
However, the woman “didn’t have a response when I told her (that) based on my training and experience, methamphetamine detection in urine is typically three to five days,” Stuber wrote.
“When asked about feeding (the baby) Bryaira stated she had been breastfeeding,” the affidavit continues. “I explained to her that methamphetamine can pass into breast milk.”
The Other Woman Will Help
The overall atmosphere in the home was permeated by illegal drug use, the affidavit says, including paraphernalia all around and two others there allegedly under the influence.
One roommate, Adonis Beede, was found with a baggie with less than a 10th of a gram of meth on him, and was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance.
Another roommate, a woman named Delight Brown, admitted to using meth the day before and having drug items in her bedroom, which is next to White Eagle’s.
Brown also was arrested, on suspicion of being in possession of and under the influence of meth, the affidavit says.
When confronted with the concern that a drug-filled home and a mother using meth don’t make for a safe environment for a newborn, White Eagle said her plan was to have Brown help take care of the baby, Stuber wrote.
“I asked Bryaira what her plan was going to be to keep (the baby) safe,” the affidavit says. “Bryaira stated there was another female in the house, later identified as Delight Brown, that was going to assist in taking care of (the infant).”
White Eagle also was arrested that day and made her first court appearance April 22, where a public defender was appointed for her and a $7,000 bond was set.
If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.
Greg Johnson can be reached at greg@cowboystatedaily.com.
