Mom who got 2-day sentence after killing baby while high arrested for endangering someone else's child

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A Pennsylvania parent who was antecedently convicted of accidentally sidesplitting her babe lad portion she was precocious was arrested again for allegedly endangering different child.

Pennsylvania prosecutors charged 32-year-old Arissa Ward with felony kid endangerment and misdemeanor recklessly endangering different idiosyncratic aft a 2-year-old she was expected to beryllium babysitting was recovered wandering successful the mediate of the roadworthy with nary shoes oregon socks on, a spokesperson for Pennsylvania State Police told Fox News Digital.

At astir 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop J, York Station was advised a young kid was recovered successful the mediate of the roadworthy connected W Main St. successful Windsor Borough, York County," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

"Investigation determined, the young child’s babe sitter, Arissa Ward, had fallen dormant and the kid had gotten retired of the house. The kid was located successful the mediate of the roadworthy by a passerby who contacted PSP. The kid was recovered with nary shoes on," the spokesperson concluded.

According to a probable origin affidavit obtained by Law & Crime, the lad "was acold to the interaction owed to the temperature."

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Caption: A mugshot of Arissa Ward, arrested for kid endangerment connected 4/21/26. Photo courtesy of Dauphin County Jail. (Dauphin County Jail)

The boy's parent dropped him disconnected to Ward astir 6:30 a.m. the greeting of the incident.

The pistillate "stated the beforehand doorway was unlocked, which is not common," according to the affidavit. "She walked successful the residence and took [the boy] upstairs to Ward's bedroom, which the doorway was open. [The mother] stated Ward was dormant and she had to aftermath her up," the affidavit continued.

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A Google Maps screenshot of W. Main Street successful  Windsor, Pennsylvania showing a trailer driving connected  a blacktop roadworthy  divided by a treble  yellowish  line.

A Google Maps screenshot of W. Main Street successful Windsor, Pennsylvania, wherever Pennsylvania State Troopers recovered an abandoned kid wandering. (Google Maps)

The parent past placed her lad successful the furniture with Ward, aft which Ward instantly fell dormant and had to beryllium woken up again, Law & Crime reported, citing tribunal documents. She told instrumentality enforcement that she did not adjacent the chamber doorway down her, but did adjacent the beforehand doorway erstwhile she left.

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Ward texted the parent soon aft 9 a.m.

"Good greeting babe!! Whatcha doin. B---- wherever is you," Ward texted.

"Hey girl!!! im astatine enactment lol. one was a small precocious contiguous anticipation one dont get into occupation lol," the ma replied.

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About 30 minutes later, Ward texted "Where's [the boy]???" according to Law & Crime.

The boy's parent past started calling Ward, but got her voicemail each 5 times she called, according to tribunal documents. Police called the ma astatine 10 a.m. letting her cognize they had her son.

When constabulary knocked connected Ward's door, she allegedly answered it saying "I'm babysitting and I conscionable woke up. What is going on?" The cops asked if she was "missing a kid," and she replied, "Yes, yes, but helium is not mine," the affidavit said, according to Law & Crime.

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A Pennsylvania State Police Trooper bows his caput during a prayer. (Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket)

"[The boy's mom] dropped him disconnected with maine this morning," she allegedly continued. "He's a small boy, he's 2… with blonde curly hair."

When troopers recovered the boy, they contacted Children and Youth Services, according to Law & Crime. The radical told them to "check Arissa Ward." Ward had antecedently spent 2 days successful jailhouse aft suffocating her 2-month-old lad portion drunk and high.

In December 2016, aft a nighttime of drinking with her partner, Ward fell dormant connected the sofa adjacent to her baby. The kid died of asphyxiation and had marijuana successful his system.

Pleading no-contest to a manslaughter charge, Ward was expected to person a three-month minimum sentence. However, Judge William T. Tully alternatively sentenced her to lone 2 days and past location arrest, citing her surviving daughter, who was 3 years aged astatine the time, according to Penn Live Patriot News.

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"I'm going to springiness you the accidental to bash a small spot of penance. This volition beryllium a accidental to beryllium yourself," Tully told Ward. "You person got to enactment yourself backmost together. Your girl doesn't request a semi-mom. She needs a full mom."

Ward posted bail for the caller kid endangerment lawsuit and is owed backmost astatine tribunal connected May 5, Law & Crime reported.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Windsor Police Department and York County Court for remark but did not instantly person a response.

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