Felony Child Neglect: Couple charged after leaving baby in the car for hours while they were in the bar drinking

Felony child neglect: Couple charged for leaving baby in car for hours while they were in the bar drinking

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(Pictured: Kristina Vitucci and Joshua Harris, booking photos, Image credit: Edgewater Police Department)

A Florida mom and her boyfriend are facing felony child neglect charges after police in Edgewater, Florida, say that on January 28, the mother, 35-year-old Kristina Vitucci, and her boyfriend, 39-year-old Joshua Harris, left their two-year-old in an unlocked vehicle while they sat inside Jan & Lib’s Hi-Tops Lounge in Edgewater enjoying cocktails for almost two hours.

Police say that when they located the errant couple, both appeared to be intoxicated, and both were arrested. Fox-35 in Orlando reported that Harris was detained as he started to get “loud and aggressive” and Vitucci was detained as she “did not follow multiple commands to stop standing up and trying to walk away from the scene.”, according to the arrest report.

The arrest followed a police response to the Edgewater area after a witness reported hearing “screaming coming from a Honda SUV,” according to the arrest affidavit. When officers arrived and opened the car door, they found the child crying, with dry mucus and tears on their face, suggesting the child had been crying for some time. ~ WESH-2

Arrest papers preoared by the police state that “the baby was dressed in thin clothing unsuitable for the weather and was cold to the touch.”

WESH-2 also reported that the public defender representing the couple requested that the judge release them on their own recognizance or set their bond at $2,500. But the judge decided to keep both in jail and set their bond at $5,000 each.

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(Source: Edgewater Police Department)

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