A comprehensive drug screen of foster parent Wendy Osborne has come back “negative” officials said this week.
Osborne was the Jackson County foster parent of 9-month-old Jessica Scovil, who died of heat stroke in early September after having been left in a hot minivan for several hours.
Osborne told officers that she had been sick prior to the incident and had gone to the doctor earlier in the day. She was taking medication for strep throat, she said.
Osborne fell asleep after returning home from the doctor’s office, leaving Jessica in the minivan.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office investigator David Cochran said information about the incident, including the drug test results, would now be forwarded to the District Attorney’s office. Cochran said the DA’s office could file charges in the case, or could present the information to a grand jury to decide if any charges are warranted. The investigator said he didn’t expect any action on the matter until some time in 2009.
