BENSALEM TWP., Pa. -- A New Jersey couple were jailed Saturday after police said they left three children in a cold vehicle while they gambled at Parx Casino, according to a report by the Bucks County Courier Times.

Authorities said Jarrett Evan Nelson, 39, and Ebony Walker, 30, both of Newark, went into the casino at about 7:30 p.m. and did not return until about 9:10 p.m. While they were inside, they allegedly left three children -- ages 8, 3 and 1 -- inside their SUV, according to the report.

Police said the temperature Saturday night was 31 degrees.

Nelson and Walker -- described by police as boyfriend and girlfriend -- face multiple counts of reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of children, according to the report.

Both were held in Bucks County prison on $50,000 bail, according to the report.

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