Parents in Ohio County were arrested Monday after deputies say they left their children at home alone.
Ohio County Sheriff Deputies say they responded to a home in the community of Centertown for a welfare check.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies discovered 24-year-old Jessica M. Aquilar and 23-year-old Julio C. Velazquez Hernandez left their 3-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son alone at home while the two of them went to work.
They were both taken into custody on two counts of Criminal Abuse and two counts of Wanton Endangerment.
Officials say the children were removed the home and placed into the custody of Department for Community Based Services.
Source: WAVE
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