A Manhattan mother was arrested for child endangerment for falling down the stairs while holding her baby in one arm and her toddler in the other after eating pot brownies, police said Monday.
Michelle Ruiz called 911 at 1:36 p.m. Sunday to report smelling gas, worrying there was a fire in her apartment building on La Salle St. near W. 124th St. in Morningside Heights, cops said.
Before the FDNY arrived she fled her apartment with her kids and fell down the stairs as she ran for safety. When first responders arrived she was in front of the building.
Her 2-month-old son and 16-month-old daughter were bruised on their face and body from the fall and treated at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia.
FDNY officials say firefighters stayed on scene for an hour but detected no foul odor or gas.
Ruiz, 31, was arrested after admitting she had earlier eaten brownies made with cannabis, police said.
She is charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Her arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court was pending Monday.