Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Woman Left 3-Year-Old Asleep On Sidewalk And Went To Nightclub

FLORIDA- A mother was arrested on Saturday after leaving her 3-year-old child asleep on the sidewalk of the street to go to a nightclub, according to police.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office released details about the incident on their Facebook page Sunday.

Police say they were called Saturday at 1 a.m. after a security guard found the toddler wrapped in a blanket and sleeping on a sidewalk.

Police discovered two more children, who were alone at their residence. When the children’s mother, Shyla Heidelberg, was questioned by police, she allegedly admitted to leaving her children so she could go to a nightclub.

Police say Shyla Heidelberg was arrested after she returned home. She was charged with three counts of child neglect without great bodily harm.

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