An opiate-addicted 20-year-old Lehighton mother faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of children in the death of her 6-week-old son, Brayden Allen Cummings, who, like his mother, was on methadone.

State police Trooper Nicolas De La Iglesia on Tuesday charged Tory Lyn Schlier, of 228 N. Seventh St. Schlier, who also had methamphetamine and other drugs in her system the when the baby died.

According to court records, Schlier told troopers she was high when she gave Brayden his dose of methadone.

She is in Carbon County prison under $100,000 cash bail.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. Jan. 7.

According to an affidavit of probable cause filed with District Judge Edward Lewis of Jim Thorpe, Lehighton police were called to the house at 8:58 a.m. Oct. 17 about an unresponsive infant. Schlier told them, in a statement that was recorded after she was given her Miranda rights, she had fed the baby a bottle in her bed between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m., and then fell asleep with the infant still in the bed.

She said she was wakened by her fiance's mother at 9 a.m. and found the baby unresponsive.

Brayden was taken to Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital, Lehighton, where a Dr. Brottin pronounced him dead at 9:15 a.m.

Schlier told police she is addicted to opiates, and was taking methadone at the time the baby died.

Brayden was also prescribed methadone, and Schlier had given him a dose at 10 o'clock the night before. Schlier said she had not taken any other medications or alcohol.

A blood sample from Schlier revealed amphetamine, methamphetamine, alprazolam (an antianxiety drug) and methadone.

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