Woman given $10,000 bond on suspended lic. gives birth in jail cell floor

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The story began a few days earlier in Warren. Preston was pulled over because she had a rosary hanging from her rearview mirror. The officer said the cross and beads were an obstruction of view.

"I wasn't speeding," Preston said. "I wasn't driving recklessly."

But Preston was driving on a suspended license. At eight months pregnant, she was arrested and sent to see a judge.

"She gave me a very high bond, even though it was my first driving on a suspended (license)," Preston said. "A very high bond."

Preston had to pay a $10,000 cash bond or sit in jail for 14 days while her hearing was set. On her fifth day in jail, the baby came.

"About 7:30 (a.m.), you know, you press the little button (and) it buzzes their tower," Preston said. "I told the deputies, I said, 'I'm the one that's eight months pregnant in here, and I think I'm in labor and I need to go down to medical.'"

Surveillance video shows Preston walk to the medical area, where she saw a nurse. There's no audio on the video, but Preston said the medical staff didn't believe her.

"(They said), 'We don't believe you," Preston said. "'We think you're lying and you're not in labor. We'd be able to tell. There are certain things that are more apparent, so go back to your cell.'"

Video shows Preston leaving the medical area and going back to D block, where she said other inmates were worried.

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Preston said she hit the buzzer again around 11:30. Video shows her walk to the medical area again.

"This time, they were very rude when they told me they didn't believe me and I was called a liar and told to knock my crap off or they could put another charge on me," Preston said.

Preston returned to her cell, but 90 minutes later she was back with blood running down her leg. The deputy had her pack up and made her carry her belongings to a cell next to the medical area.

Video shows Preston lying down, but not for long. She yelled for help, and when the nurse arrived, the baby was crowning.

It was too late for an ambulance to come, so Elijha was born on the jail cell floor.

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Preston's first baby was born via an emergency cesarean section. For the mother's safety, Elijha was going to be born via a cesarean section, too. But since the birth happened behind bars, that didn't happen, and he was born prematurely.

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