Louisiana woman accused of abandoning child several times
By Erin Lowrey
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TICKFAW, Louisiana (WDSU) — A Tickfaw woman has been arrested and is facing multiple charges after she was accused of trying to abandon her child multiple times.
According to the Ponchatoula Police Department, Jeanette Edmonds, 43, is facing charges of cruelty to juveniles, child desertion, and criminal abandonment.
On Sunday, March 1, police responded to a child who was abandoned in a laundromat.
A witness told police they saw Edmonds drive away and leave the 8-year-old alone.
The child was safely picked up from the police department by a family member.
According to the Ponchatoula Police Department, officers learned that Edmonds had twice tried to abandon her son earlier that same day.
The first failed attempt was at a cemetery, and the second was at a nearby farm, according to police.
Edmonds was found in Harvey and taken into custody by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, where she was booked.
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