A Florida mother was arrested for allegedly leaving her baby and toddler inside her truck so she could go to a bar, leaving it unlocked and running, according to police.
Jamie Leigh Gunn, 33, was picked up Sunday shortly after her 2-year-old son and 8-month-old brother were found asleep in the back seat of her black SUV in the parking lot of Penny Annie’s Bar in West Melbourne, police officers saying.
“The vehicle doors were open and the vehicle was running,” West Melbourne Police said.
Gunn, the registered owner, was found inside the bar with a friend, police said.
The investigation revealed that she had been inside the bar “for at least 20 minutes without regard for her children who were left unattended,” the department stated.
“When Gunn learned that police were outside with her vehicle, she was more concerned about going to jail than the well-being of her children,” police said.
Jamie Gunn, 33, was arrested on a charge of child neglect after allegedly leaving her 2-year-old son and 8-month-old son inside her unlocked SUV for at least 20 minutes. Western Melbourne Police Department
Gunn was booked into the Brevard County Jail on a single felony count of child neglect without great bodily harm. She was released on bail on Monday.
Her two young children were released to a family member and the Department of Children and Families was notified, police said.
Gunn has a criminal record in Florida that includes charges of contempt of court, forgery, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license.
Gunn was at Penny Annie’s bar while his children were alone in their truck, police said. Google Maps
Her most recent run-in with the law occurred in July 2022, when she was arrested on a failure to appear charge stemming from one of her previous cases.
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