POLICE SAY BABY DIED FROM BEING BREAST FED

ORANGE (AP) An arrest warrant has been issued for the mother of a
6weekold baby found dead in his crib after toxicology tests confirmed he
suffered a methamphetamine overdose through his mother's breast milk,
police said.

Detectives want to arrest Cynthia Ann Pinson on charges of involuntary
manslaughter and cruelty to the child, Robert Henry Sage. She remained at
large Thursday.

Pinson, 38, was questioned after her son was found dead Oct. 26, 1996. She
admitted to using methamphetamine, but an arrest warrant wasn't issued
until Wednesday, police said.

Toxicology tests typically take at most two months, so it was not
immediately clear why it took so long for charges to be filed, Sgt. Stan
Gabel said. Phone messages left for the lead investigators on the case were
not immediately returned Thursday.

Police failed to find Pinson at her last known addresses after being
evicted from homes in Orange and Long Beach.

Former neighbor Christy Thornton said city officials kicked out Pinson and
her boyfriend, Robert Earl Sage, 50, from their Orange home about five
months ago.

"I heard the baby died of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and I got
very, very suspicious," said Thornton, a 17year resident. She said people
who visited the house frequently seemed drunk.