Uniontown woman charged with leaving baby home alone
A Uniontown woman is facing charges for allegedly leaving her baby, age 1陆, home alone while she took the child’s father home Friday afternoon.
Brittany Renee Jackson, 23, of Shady Lane is facing a felony count of endangering the welfare of children and a misdemeanor count of recklessly endangering another person.
Uniontown City Police did not specify how long the child was left home alone. According to the affidavit of probable cause, a juvenile neighbor reported a man and woman were arguing in a vehicle and the woman took the baby out of the vehicle, then left with the man. Another neighbor told police he heard the argument. Police heard the baby crying behind a closed door, and said Jackson returned and allowed police to look around the apartment. They found a second-story window was halfway open and a toilet seat was up, causing potentially life-threatening hazards to the baby.
Jackson was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Michael Metros, who set bail at $10,000 unsecured, meaning she did not have to post bail for release.