Mother arrested after leaving toddler alone in freezing cold car to go on ‘romantic rendezvous,’ troopers say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A mother in Alaska is accused of leaving her young child alone inside a parked car when she went on a “romantic rendezvous.”
Lillian Johnson, 38, was charged with first-degree child endangerment after she left her 20-month-old child inside a parked car outside a Healy bar and hotel, according to Alaska State Troopers.
An investigation revealed Johnson’s child was left alone inside a car without heat for about a half-hour Tuesday evening.
“The child was crying, the vehicle was off, with a window partly opened with outside temperatures at 6 degrees Fahrenheit,” troopers wrote in a dispatch.
EMS was dispatched to the hotel and treated the child for hypothermia, according to troopers.
Johnson was arrested and taken to Fairbanks Correctional Center.
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