LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A woman is facing charges after police said she left her 4-year-old son at the Hope Center in Lexington and took off in a van owned by the facility.
Officers said it happened at about 5:30 p.m. Monday, according to a report by LEX 18. The suspect, Jahaira Rivera, allegedly took off in the van — after someone left the keys inside — and left her 4-year-old son behind the Hope Center. The child was found in the wood line behind the building by himself.
Because of his age and the proximity to a busy Versailles Road, police said the child was in danger.
Rivera was later arrested and charged with abandonment of a minor and theft by unlawful taking of a vehicle.Â
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