Overview
- Swanietra Cooke, 36, was arrested this week and charged with manslaughter in the July 2025 death of her 1-month-old son, Zachariah, and is held on a $75,000 bond.
- The Tarrant County Medical Examiner determined the baby died from methamphetamine toxicity and ruled the death a homicide.
- An arrest affidavit states Cooke had been smoking meth steps from the crib, and detectives found two glass pipes, including one in a bedside table next to the crib.
- Cooke acknowledged the infant was born with meth in his system, and her oral swab and urine tests later returned positive for methamphetamine and benzodiazepines.
- Records note statements that a second child reported routine smoking in the home and that the baby’s father said he and Cooke used meth together, with the case now moving through the courts.