A 33-year-old woman, Samantha Randazzo, gives birth to a baby boy while in Brooklyn Criminal Court and awaiting arraignment, multiple outlets report. She was arrested in connection with drug charges on Thursday and brought to the court for proceedings on Friday night. According to reports, Randazzo goes into labor while seated on a courtroom bench. One account says her water breaks and she slouches on the bench shortly before midnight. She ultimately delivers a baby boy in the courtroom.
NYPD statements cited by one outlet indicate Randazzo is wearing loose clothing at the time of her arrest and does not initially tell officers that she is pregnant. Other coverage focuses on the timing and the courtroom setting, describing the birth occurring in view of people in the courtroom while she is held pending the next steps in the case.
The reports agree on the central facts: Randazzo is arrested on drug charges, she is in Brooklyn Criminal Court awaiting arraignment, and she gives birth in the courtroom before the formal arraignment process.
