UPDATE: Charges Dismissed Against Black Mom Arrested for Leaving Kids Alone In Ohio Motel Room While She Worked Down the Street — Judge Apologizes
According to the Atlanta Black Star, the Ohio mom who was arrested in February after leaving two of her three children at a Motel 6 as she worked at a pizza restaurant down the road, has had the charges against her dismissed.
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As it was previously reported, Shaina Bell was arrested at her place of employment, Little Caesars, after officers reported finding her children at Motel 6. Charges were made after the children’s father called the police on her. The children were ages nine, seven, and three at the time of the incident. Following a pretrial hearing on May 26 in Girard Municipal Court, in which Bell pleaded no contest to two counts of disorderly conduct, she was found not guilty. It was said that the judge also apologized to the 24-year-old after dismissing the charges against her.
Judge Jeffrey Adler reportedly said in court that the case should have been handled differently — by social services agency. Adler added that Bell never should have been arrested: “When the matter arose, I was personally offended that this young woman was arrested and taken to jail instead of just being served with a summons. That should never have happened. People with more serious offenses are not being taken to jail at this time,” said Adler. “Based on everything I know about the case, it could have been handled a lot differently. I think Miss Bell learned a lesson here,” the news site quotes.
After receiving massive financial support from donors through a GoFundMe page started by Danielle Hosey, who said she is Bell’s mother, Bell told her supporters that she will be using the money to buy a home for herself and her children.
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