Woman Sentenced in Drug Case

A Zanesville woman who gave birth to a child addicted to drugs received prison time for multiple counts of drug crimes and child endangering.

37-year-old Kayleigh Knox, of Zanesville appeared for sentencing in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court. Judge Mark Fleegle sentenced Knox to one year in prison.

On January 24, 2024, Knox plead guilty to endangering children, two counts of possession of drugs, and possession of drug paraphernalia from a December 2022 incident, in which police were called to the aid of an 11-year-old child.

She also plead guilty to possession of drugs from another case in 2023, in which she was caught using drugs in a supermarket parking lot. Knox, pregnant at the time, was released on bond after that offense, which she violated by failing to show up for her drug test.

Knox was later arrested after giving birth on January 1, 2024, in Franklin County. The child was born addicted to drugs and was immediately placed in the neonatal intensive care unit at a Columbus hospital. The child is currently in the care of Muskingum County Children’s Services.