A black woman has been accused of leaving her 8-month-old son on the backseat floor of a car while she partied

No bail was set for Sharia Pettiford, 32, who was charged under the child neglect statute. Police say it appeared that she was drunk. Judge Richard Nieto said that Pettiford's bail would have to be set by a Superior Court judge. The black man she was with, Kevin D. Jackson, 34, also appeared in court, hit with drug possession charges after police found a blunt and three bags of suspected marijuana in a pack of cigarettes he was carrying. Jackson charges amount to a misdemeanor and his case will be heard in municipal court. Officers responding to a report of a baby alone in a car spotted Pettiford and Jackson, who immediately began walking away in opposite directions. Jackson was attempting to discard the pack of cigarettes and was arrested when the cops took a look inside. Pettiford told police that she and Jackson were drinking and had driven to Waldo Avenue to visit a friend, adding that she said she had her baby with her but that she couldn't remember where he was. Jackson told the officers that the vehicle was parked about 100 yards away and inside they found the baby had apparently fallen off the back seat and was lying on the floor. An ambulance was called. Police said that the Subaru was a mess and the child seat was unsecured, lying on its side and there was a partially unwrapped chicken sandwich smashed against it. Pettiford was charged with abandoning the baby and taken into custody. The baby was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center, where he was found to be in good health. A case worker for the state Division of Youth and Family Services responded to the hospital and took custody of the child. At the hearing, Nieto noted Pettiford had three outstanding warrants for her arrest out of Jersey City for theft, being drunk in public, and possession of drug paraphernalia, with bails totaling more than $750. Nieto said that Jackson had two warrants for his arrest out of Jersey City for motor vehicle offenses, with bails totaling $450.