Som and Krystin Lisaius plead guilty to endangering their baby who had cocaine in system

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Som and Krystin Lisaius's four-month-old daughter had ingested the drug
She was taken to hospital after it entered her system through breast milk
The former TV presenters have pleaded guilty to the offence, court heard
The couple, who also face other charges, could be jailed for two years

Published: 07:13 EST, 2 September 2016 | Updated: 10:06 EST, 2 September 2016

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A married former television couple have pleaded guilty to endangering their baby after their daughter was found have cocaine in her system.

Som and Krystin Lisaius's four-month-old daughter had ingested the drug through breast milk, the court heard.

She was taken to Oro Valley Hospital on May 15 after she became unresponsive and her eyes 'were rolling into the back of the head' after breast feeding.

Som and Krystin Lisaius's four-month-old daughter had ingested the drug through breast milk (parents pictured)

The former Tucson TV presenters (pictured) face up to two years in prison for the offence which happened the morning after the couple had hosted a party

The couple is pictured above moments after Krystin gave birth to their first child together

The pair did not want to allow the hospital to draw the baby's blood, so they left against the hospital's recommendation, but agreed to have her transferred to another facility.

Officials transported the baby girl via ambulance to Diamond Children's Hospital, and once there, the couple was still uncooperative and refused a toxicology test for the child.

Eventually, a urinalysis and a toxicology screen that was conducted in the presence of hospital staff along with officials with child welfare.

The tests showed that the baby girl had cocaine in her system. But the 26-year-old mother first denied using cocaine and said she didn't know how the baby was exposed to it.

She then admitted to police that she snorted cocaine with her husband on May 14 while hosting friends in their Oro Valley home, according to a police report obtained by the Arizona Daily Star.

Police obtained a search warrant and found 1.59 grams of cocaine and a scale inside their home on May 16.

A married former television couple (Krystin pictured right) have pleaded guilty to endangering their baby after their daughter was found have cocaine in her system

Krystin Lisaius (centre) and her husband Som had been charged with three felonies each, including child abuse, possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia

The former Tucson TV presenters face up to two years in prison for the offense which happened the morning after the couple had hosted a party. The baby has been in the care of her grandmother since the ordeal.

The Arizona celebrities had been charged with three felonies each, including child abuse, possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia.

But if the judge accepts the plea then the other charges will be dropped.

The television personalities both worked in local news - Som Lisaius, 42, was a veteran crime reporter at KOLD News 13 and Krystin, 26, for KGUN Channel 9.

In 2013, she competed in the Miss Arizona USA competition, as the Miss Southern Arizona USA.

According to the Tucson Weekly, Som Lisaius has been terminated from employment with KOLD-TV.