Woman accused of abandoning boy, urinating on officers trying to arrest her

A Daytona Beach woman is accused of abandoning a young boy, allegedly telling witnesses she didn't want him anymore and didn't care if they called police.Jennifer Cael, 34, is charged with child neglect and resisting arrest.Police say they responded to an apartment complex on Beach Street, where residents said Cael, who lives in the complex, left the child with them and took off Thursday night.Police said they eventually located Cael, who they said was naked and drunk, in a man's apartment at the complex. According to police, she allegedly punched an officer in the chest, knocked off his glasses and urinated on officers as they were trying to arrest her.The Florida Department of Children and Families took custody of the child.

A Daytona Beach woman is accused of abandoning a young boy, allegedly telling witnesses she didn't want him anymore and didn't care if they called police.

Jennifer Cael, 34, is charged with child neglect and resisting arrest.


Police say they responded to an apartment complex on Beach Street, where residents said Cael, who lives in the complex, left the child with them and took off Thursday night.

Police said they eventually located Cael, who they said was naked and drunk, in a man's apartment at the complex. According to police, she allegedly punched an officer in the chest, knocked off his glasses and urinated on officers as they were trying to arrest her.

The Florida Department of Children and Families took custody of the child.