A mother in Texas has been arrested after allegedly leaving her two younger kids at residence alone for 2 months.
In accordance with a press launch from the Roman Forest Police Division, Raven Yates was apprehended by regulation enforcement on Wednesday at an condominium complicated in n Cellular, Alabama, the place she had been staying with a male good friend after allegedly abandoning her 12-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son. Police declare the mother left the youngsters again on September 8 of final yr. Terrible. Earlier than deserting them, ABC13 reported that investigators claimed Yates threatened her daughter that her dad would take her away and depart her brother alone if she advised anybody Yates left.
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As a result of the 12-year-old was afraid of what would occur, she would solely attain out to her father to ship meals to the home, claiming Yates was working on the time. Finally, members of the family noticed Yates in Cellular and contacted the dad because the youngsters weren’t together with her. And it wasn’t till November 14 that their father known as the Roman Forest Police Division, telling them that the 2 had been allegedly residence alone with no guardian over the previous two months – “a lot of the time with out entry to meals or medical provides.” The pair additionally weren’t registered in class. The police division defined:
“The daddy had been knowledgeable that his little one’s mom had been seen in Cellular Alabama with out her kids and realized they had been residence alone as a result of he had been requested by his daughter to ship meals often.”
They then famous that when the dad realized the youngsters had been abandoned by their mother, he “instantly flew in from California the place he had been working on the time.” And following an investigation from RFPD, an arrest warrant was issued on December 8 for Yates on two counts of abandoning and endangering a toddler with out intent to return.
Nevertheless, regulation enforcement spent MONTHS looking for the girl. With the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offender Fugitive Activity Power, authorities had been ultimately in a position to find the mother as she would put up in regards to the state of affairs on her social media. This led to suggestions and leads within the case of the place to seek out Yates. Right here’s the place the case will get extra tousled. When cops arrested her, per ABC13, Roman Forest police Chief Stephen Carlisle mentioned she appeared fully “unbothered” by the entire thing and appeared to be extra targeted on getting her image taken:
“She was photographed in handcuffs with a full smile on her face and seemingly unbothered by the costs towards her for allegedly placing her personal kids at risk. I don’t know if she was taking part in an element or no matter it’s, however she, I feel, was taking part in for the digicam. She wished to have a smile. She wished to look good. The arresting officer reportedly mentioned she requested about placing lipstick on earlier than the picture was taken.”
What the f**okay?! It appears like she has zero regret for her actions!
Yates was nonetheless listed as within the custody of the Cellular County Sheriff’s Workplace on Sunday and awaits extradition again to Montgomery County, Texas. As for the youngsters? RFPD beforehand famous that they’re each “protected with a member of the family in Alabama.” Our hearts break for these two youngsters — and we’re glad they’re OK now!
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[Image via Roman Forest Police Department/Facebook]