Mother-of-two leaves toddler kids in freezing car while she gets drunk in bar for two hours



A mother has been arrested after leaving her two children in the car while she got drunk at a bar, police said today.



Cheryn Scaggs, 30, from Florida, is accused of drinking heavily at Shotz sports bar between the hours of midnight and 2am on Monday.

Her children, aged one and four, were sleeping in the car in the parking lot the whole time.

Cheryn Scaggs: A Florida woman is facing child neglect charges after deputies say she left her two children in the car while she got drunk at a bar Scene: Scaggs, 30, is accused of drinking heavily at Shotz sports bar between the hours of midnight and 2am on Monday, with her children sleeping in her car in the parking lot

It was when she asked for help getting home that customers and staff at the bar noticed her children were asleep. They then called police.

According to Fox News, temperatures had dropped to the low 30s and the heat in the car was not turned on.

Shotz bar owners released a statement saying: 'We feel fortunate that this situation was discovered before this woman was able to leave, which led to her subsequent arrest.

Call 911: Scaggs reportedly asked for help getting home, which is when patrons noticed the two children, ages one and four, asleep in the car

' We pray that these children will be placed in safe care.'

