ROCKLEDGE, Fla. -- A woman robbed a Brevard County fast-food restaurant's drive-through window at gunpoint with her 3-year-old daughter in the back seat, and she was arrested after a high-speed chase, police said.Miranda Marie Peters-Ortiz faces charges of armed robbery, fleeing and eluding, child abuse and possession of cocaine, after she allegedly stole about $600 from a Wendy's in Cocoa.
According to Cocoa police, Peters-Ortiz pulled up to the drive-through window of the Wendy's located on U.S. Highway 1 just after midnight Thursday. Peters-Ortiz, who was armed with a handgun, stole some money and drove off, police said.
A high-speed chase ensued, and it ended in Rockledge after officers used stop sticks on her vehicle, police said.
According to Cocoa police, Peters-Ortiz refused to get out of the vehicle, so officers forcefully removed her while she was smoking crack cocaine.
Police said they didn't realize the girl was in the back seat until they took Peters-Ortiz into custody.
The child was taken to Wuestoff Hospital in Rockledge as a precaution. Police said the girl is OK. She was placed in the care of a family member, police said.
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