{"id":188142,"date":"2021-10-06T14:21:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T21:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=188142"},"modified":"2021-10-06T22:03:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T05:03:35","slug":"louisiana-gambler-charged-after-allegedly-leaving-child-in-car-at-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-gambler-charged-after-allegedly-leaving-child-in-car-at-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Gambler Charged After Allegedly Leaving Child in Car at Casino"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 35-year-old Louisiana woman is facing three charges after she allegedly left a child unattended in a car this weekend at a Roanoke casino, allowing her time to gamble.<\/p>\n

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Sandra Britt, seen in a mug shot above, was arrested this week for child endangerment after leaving her child in her car while gambling inside a casino. (Image: BRProud.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Security officers for Peto\u2019s Travel Center and Casino spotted the 8-year-old child in the car on Saturday night. They then contacted the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff\u2019s Office at about 11 pm.<\/p>\n

Deputies arrived and found the child\u2019s mother, later identified as Sandra Sasser Britt of Lake Arthur, in the gaming property. She was gambling, deputies reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She was then taken to the car. Casino security was nearby watching the child.<\/p>\n

‘Dangerous Substances,’ Drugs Found<\/h2>\n

Deputies questioned the woman. They saw a syringe in her possession, according to a report from the sheriff\u2019s office. It contained a brown residue that deputies suspect is narcotics, the report said.<\/p>\n

The syringe was stored in a cigarette pack belonging to Britt. She handed it over to deputies.<\/p>\n

Britt was charged with child desertion, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia, the deputies said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She was held in the parish jail this past weekend. Her case was turned over to a local court for prosecution. The child appeared to be unharmed.<\/p>\n

Unattended Kids at Casinos<\/h2>\n

Similar incidents have taken place nationwide over the past year. Last month, a 10-year-old boy was left alone in a running car outside of Oklahoma\u2019s Newcastle Casino<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The mother was arrested after the car was stolen. So, too, was the man who allegedly took the car with the boy inside. The child was later found safe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A man identified as Seth Grant, 36, was arrested for carjacking by the Canadian County Sheriff\u2019s deputies, according to KFOR, a local TV station. The mother was not immediately identified.<\/p>\n

In April, a Florida physician faced two charges of neglect after leaving two children unattended in her car. Dr. Marieny Elena Guimera-Revelo allegedly left them in the car while she played poker at Seminole Hard Rock Casino<\/a> in Hollywood, Fla.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors claim she was at a poker table in the casino for at least 12 minutes. The children were 3 and 11-years-old at the time.<\/p>\n

In July, a baby was found alone in a car parked at Bighorn Casino<\/a> in North Las Vegas on a hot\u2019s summer\u2019s evening. A man was later arrested. Police said he was gambling in the venue and appeared intoxicated. Mitchell Anthony Hooks, 39, of Las Vegas, was charged with child abuse and leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A 35-year-old Louisiana woman is facing three charges after she allegedly left a child unattended in a car this weekend at a Roanoke casino, allowing her time to gamble. Security officers for Peto\u2019s Travel Center and Casino spotted the 8-year-old child in the car on Saturday night. They then contacted the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":188196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLouisiana Gambler Charged After Allegedly Leaving Child in Car at Casino<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A 35-year-old Louisiana woman is facing three charge. 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