Posted on 08/18/2011 10:01:26 AM PDT by Bed_Zeppelin
A Florida babysitter was arrested yesterday for felony child neglect after she loaded a stroller containing an eight-month-old boy into the back of a Dodge Ram pickup truck which then drove around on two of the area’s busiest roadways, police charge.
After receiving several 911 calls from alarmed motorists, the vehicle was approached by Daytona Beach police, who found Keyona Davis, 23, seated in the back of the truck bed next to the stroller.
The driver of the 1994 truck was identified in an arrest affidavit as “Mr. B. White,” who was cited for reckless driving.
Davis, pictured in the above mug shot, was arrested since she “should have reasonably concluded that a 8 mth old child in a stroller in the bed of a pick-up truck is a highly dangerous situation and incredibly unsafe,” according to the affidavit.
The incident, police charged, could have resulted in “serious injury or death to a child especially being driven on 2 of the most traveled roadways & intersections in the county.” It is unclear why Davis put the baby--who was not harned--in the vehicle bed instead of inside the truck’s cab.
After Davis’s arrest, cops contacted the baby’s mother, who arrived at the arrest scene and took custody of her child. The woman “was in tears as I told her about the incident,” a cop reported.
Davis is locked up in the Volusia County jail in lieu of $5000 bond. Records show that her rap sheet includes busts for car theft, cocaine possession, shoplifting, resisting arrest, criminal mischief/property damage, and fleeing law enforcement. While sentenced to 1-1/2 years on the latter two counts, she only spent spent six months in state prison before being released last January. Davis was also arrested last week for misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
Yup, she’s Amish
I don’t see the problem. Didn’t all the beer cans keep the stroller from rolling around in the bed?
Oh my
Whithout looking up the nationalities of the parties involved, I will say this sounds like rednecks from the trailer park.
But stupidity reaches out to all races.
And one more thought: Thnking how 30 years ago, this would not have been that unusual.
A Florida babysitter was arrested yesterday for felony child neglect after she loaded a stroller containing an eight-month-old boy into the back of a Dodge Ram pickup truck which then drove around on two of the area’s busiest roadways, police charge.
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This is ridiculous. Shoulda waited till the kid was at least 3. He’da enjoyed the ride a helluva lot more!
Davis is locked up in the Volusia County jail in lieu of $5000 bond. Records show that her rap sheet includes busts for car theft, cocaine possession, shoplifting, resisting arrest, criminal mischief/property damage, and fleeing law enforcement. While sentenced to 1-1/2 years on the latter two counts, she only spent spent six months in state prison before being released last January. Davis was also arrested last week for misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
No kidding?
That's racist!
Now tell me. Who WOULDN’T want to have her babysit their 8 month old?
I mean, COME ON!!
Amish?
She doesn't even look human.
Given the name of his accomplice, I'm guessing that the driver's name should be Mr. Not B. White.
Wrong, she’s black..
Hey, one look at those pouty lips and I was sold. And we all know Laz would hit it. (and then back up and hit it again probably)
A couple thoughts on this:
First, there doesn’t need to be a race angle on this. There are plenty of stupid white parents out there. We just had an article last week about the British pregnant girl who didn’t see anything wrong with drinking and partying every night while pregnant.
Second, I’m not excusing the behaviour but 30 years ago people put young kids in the backs of pick up trucks and drove around all the time. Not infants but 6, 7 year olds. Times have changed.
Finally, I like the comment after the article about how they call this a “ghetto coaster”.
Did she at least use bungee chords?
Guess she won't make angieslist.com now...
Agreed on all your points.
Step 1: Avoid applicants with the following references
LOL!
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