CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. (WSVN) - A Coral Springs woman was arrested after, police said, she left her three children alone inside their apartment while she went out partying for nearly two days.
Daverta Jenkins was charged with three counts of child neglect.
“Based on the allegations that she left her three children, ages 12, 6 and 3, home alone for approximately 35 hours so she could go out drinking, use marijuana, cocaine,” said Broward County Assistant State Attorney Eric Linder.
According to Coral Springs Police, Jenkins, 35, she left her apartment on Saturday, Dec. 30. She told detectives she went to a man’s house, then hit several bars.
“pretty much anything that wasn’t tied down.”
A 7News crew knocked on Jenkins’ door on Thursday afternoon. She opened the door but closed it after reporter Vanessa Medina asked her if there was anything she had to say.
They three children have since been removed from the home and are in the custody of Child Protective Services, something that, prosecutors said, Jenkins has had happen before.
“She had another child permanently removed in 2008,” said Linder.I’m ordering no victim contact, except as allowed by CPS or ChildNet, and no alcohol or toxins … and pretrial release services with random testing,” said Broward Circuit Judge Chris Brown.
Jenkins was released from jail after posting a $15,000 bond.
Authorities are trying to place the children with a family member on the paternal side. As of Thursday evening, it remains unclear whether or not they’ve been pla
ced.
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