BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A woman was arrested and faces multiple charges after leaving her children alone for over 10 hours, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
Misty Dawn Lewis, 36, faces three charges, including two counts of abandoning or endangering a child and one count of possession of a controlled substance under four grams, deputies said.
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BCSO said deputies responded to a call from a 12-year-old child at around 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
The 12-year-old told deputies their mother, Lewis, said she was going to pick up a package nearby but never returned. Deputies said Lewis left the 12-year-old and her 9-year-old sibling alone.
BCSO said deputies used a cellphone ping to locate Lewis.
The sheriff’s office said once they found Lewis, she appeared to be intoxicated. She admitted to leaving her children unsupervised for a prolonged period of time, BCSO said.
Deputies said they also discovered Lewis had a small amount of cocaine when she was taken into custody.
Lewis was later booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center.
