BEXAR COUNTY, Texas (Gray News) – A mom in Texas is facing charges after authorities said she left her children home alone for more than 10 hours while she went out drinking.
According to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, a 12-year-old girl called 911 on Jan. 18 to say that her mom abandoned her at home with her younger sibling for over 10 hours.
Deputies responded to the home and found two children, ages 9 and 12, alone.
The children told deputies their mother had told them she was going to pick up a package from a friend nearby but did not return.
Officials identified the mom as 36-year-old Misty Dawn Lewis.
Investigators requested a cell phone ping for Lewis, which led them to an undisclosed location in San Antonio.
Deputies found Lewis there, who appeared intoxicated and smelled of alcohol, the sheriff’s office said. She also had a small amount of cocaine in her possession, deputies said.
Lewis admitted she left her children at home alone, deputies said.
Lewis was arrested and charged with two counts of abandoning or endangering a child. She is facing an additional charge of possession of a controlled substance of less than four grams.
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