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NAMPA — The mother of a newborn who took her baby out of Skagit Valley Hospital against medical advice Wednesday is in custody today at the Canyon County jail. Nicole Hulse did not commit a crime by taking her 18-day-old son Jaden out of the hospital, but Mount Vernon, Wash., police officers had an order to take the infant and another 2-year-old daughter into protective custody because the children were believed to be in imminent danger.
Hulse has maintained an address in Nampa and has family here, Nampa Police Department Lt. Brad Daniels said. No details are available yet regarding why Hulse was in Washington when her baby was born.
Jaden had been in the hospital since his birth, and hospital officials said he continued to need medical attention. Police said the baby was likely going through drug withdrawal and possibly suffering from vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration and fever.
Hulse talked to Mount Vernon police officers, who said she indicated she would seek medical care of her own choice for her child.
Hulse cut a locator bracelet from Jaden's ankle at 5:12 a.m. Wednesday and hospital staff responded, urging the 24-year-old not to take the infant. Despite efforts from medical staff to prevent her from leaving, Hulse and her husband walked out of the hospital with the baby wrapped in a hospital blanket. Hulse then apparently traveled to Nampa with her son.
The Skagit Valley Herald reported that Hulse's sister brought Jaden to Mercy Medical Center in Nampa that same evening for medical care.
Nampa police received a request Wednesday from the Mount Vernon Police Department to attempt to locate Hulse.
Nampa police officers worked in cooperation with authorities from Mount Vernon and the US Marshall’s Service and contacted her by cell phone. Officers located her a short time later at a residence in the 1000 block of Nectarine Street. She was taken into custody without incident a short time later at that residence on unrelated warrants.
She is booked at Canyon County jail on a felony charge of insufficient funds in Nampa and a Valley County hold for failure to appear.
Hulse has a felony drug case pending against her in Skagit County Superior Court, according to the Skagit Valley Herald.
Jaden is currently receiving medical treatment at a Boise hospital. The 2-year old was located at the residence on Nectarine Street with Hulse. Both children were placed into the custody of the Department of Health and Welfare pending a shelter care hearing.
Nampa police officers continue to work with Mount Vernon investigators. No further local charges are pending against Hulse, Daniels said.