Mom Gets Prison for Giving Dope to Son, 6

(Lakewood, Colorado) Last March, a 25-year-old local mother, Regina Martinez, was arrested along with her husband, 21-year-old Jason Jay Ladehoff, for giving marijuana to her six-year-old son.

Martinez faced charges of giving marijuana to a child under 15, child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Ladehoff faced the same charges as Martinez plus counts of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Last month, both Martinez and Ladehoff pleaded guilty to child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. At the same proceeding, Ladehoff was sentenced to three years in prison.

Yesterday in Jefferson County District Court, Martinez was sentenced to five years in prison. Judge Lily Oeffler gave Martinez more time than Ladehoff since she was on parole from a previous conviction in Morgan County when she was arrested for the January incident.