A Texas mother has been accused of leaving her toddler residence alone and coated in feces after she traveled 400 miles to go on a Hinge date.
Reese Louise Myers, 25, was charged with abandoning or endangering a toddler by the Killeen Police Department.
The incident alegedly occurred in July, and the mom has now been extradited to Texas after being arrested by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office in California on a fugitive warrant on November 5, police advised The Independent.
Four months prior, at roughly 9:50am on July 28, officers have been despatched to 600 W Hallmark Ave in Killeen, Texas relating to considerations over the welfare of a kid.
A 16-month-old was noticed “hanging out near a broken window” after an aggressive canine tried to assault them, as per a witness who spoke to police.
When officers arrived on the scene, they noticed the kid dangling out from the window which they noticed had been repaired with “plexiglass sheeting and cardboard” – they stated it was not shattered as per the report.
Upon getting into the house, the kid was discovered scantily wearing a t-shirt with “feces on the child’s skin and signs of possible diaper rash”, stated Killeen PD.
A sweep of the house revealed that the kid had been deserted with two canine contained in the property.
When officers contacted Myers, the 16-month-old’s mom, she reportedly revealed she was in San Antonio after touring there the day earlier than on July 27 to satisfy up with a person she’d been chatting to on a courting website.
The hookup had been organized on Hinge, in line with an affidavit seen by KWTX.
Killeen PD confirmed that the mom had organized to satisfy the person on a courting website however didn’t specify which app.
The mom advised officers the kid had been within the care of a babysitter organized by Facebook, officers added. Myers was advised by police to return to Killeen, Texas.
Meanwhile, officers sought contact with the supposed babysitter who suggested that she final spoke with the accused mom in December 2023 however hadn’t heard from her since.
Facebook messages seen by Killeen PD verified the dearth of contact and the final change between the pair as December 2023, stated officers.
The 16-month-year-old was medically assessed at Advent Health in Killeen for evaluation earlier than Child Protective Services took custody of him.
Special Victims Unit detectives introduced the case to the Bell County District Attorney’s Office and a grievance was returned which led to Myers being charged for youngster neglect.
Myers was subsequently arrested and booked into Bells County Jail.
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