Former Stardust dancer faces felony child endangerment charge

A Midland City woman previously charged with dancing nude at a downtown Dothan lounge has recently been charged with felony child endangerment.

Houston County Sheriff’s Capt. Antonio Gonzalez said Kimberly Rena Summers, 22, of Ward Street, recently gave birth to a baby girl, who was born with marijuana in her system.

Gonzalez said deputies charged her on Oct. 17 with felony chemical endangerment of a child, the day after Houston County Sheriff’s deputies received a complaint from officials at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. If convicted of the class C felony Summers faces between one and 10 years in prison.

Deputies are looking for her after she failed to turn herself in when she was released from the hospital. Gonzalez said Summers no longer has custody of her daughter, who was turned over to relatives.

Summers was one of three women charged with misdemeanor indecent exposure by Dothan Police during the early morning hours of Christmas Eve 2007.

Two of the three women who performed at the Stardust Lounge were completely naked, including Summers, according to a previous Eagle report. Summers and at least one of the other women apparently told authorities they worked at the lounge as dancers.

A few days after the women were arrested, the lounge’s owner, a Florida man, was charged with a felony violation of the state obscenity act. The lounge closed a few months later. According to law, women are not permitted to perform naked within the city limits of Dothan. They must be wearing a top and bottom at the businesses, often referred to as a bikini bar.

Anyone with information about Summers can call the Houston County Sheriff’s Office at 677-4888.