“Why is this such a big deal?” a mother asked La Center police while being arrested for allegedly leaving her 3-year-old son locked in her car for more than eight hours while she gambled in a casino, police say.
The 32-year-old woman, who lives in Clackamas, Ore., allegedly was intoxicated when confronted by police Tuesday afternoon.
She was still wondering why she was arrested as a Clark County sheriff’s deputy drove her to the jail in Vancouver, said Sgt. Jerry Lester with the La Center Police Department.
The woman was no longer in custody Wednesday evening, a jail employee said.
When found in the car, the boy had soiled his clothing and had a cup of sour milk to sustain him. A security officer on patrol heard him crying in the woman’s Lincoln Navigator SUV in a casino parking lot about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lester said.
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