Police: Woman used heroin in Kentucky library bathroom

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RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Richmond police have arrested a woman they say was using drugs in a library bathroom.

Media outlets report 31-year-old Lavada Jones of Richmond was arrested Saturday on charges of public intoxication and wanton endangerment.

Police said Jones took two small children to the Madison County Public Library's main branch, where she was found unresponsive in a bathroom after allegedly using heroin.

Police say she also had used oxycodone before coming to the library.

Jones was lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.