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A woman who has admitted to using a toy gun to intimidate a St. Charles day care provider faces felony charges in Winona County District Court.

Carolyn Sue Holland, 54, of Spring Valley, Minn., has been charged with first-degree burglary and misdemeanor assault (causing fear of bodily harm or death) in the incident.

According to court documents, Holland arrived at the day care provider’s residence about 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

The woman told police she was giving the children lunch and had just picked up a 10-month-old infant when she turned to find Holland standing in the kitchen holding a large handbag in one hand, with the other hand around the barrel of a gun concealed in the bag.

Holland told the woman she would “take care of her when the children were gone,” according to court documents. Holland stayed for about 15 minutes and then left without further incident, the woman said.