Vic Ryckaert

The Indianapolis Star

INDIANAPOLIS — Police arrested a babysitter earlier this week after a toddler was found outside in extremely cold temperatures in Indianapolis earlier.

A witness for a 2-year-old boy wandering outside about 11 a.m. and called police Wednesday morning, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. The high temperature Wednesday was 34 degrees, according to AccuWeather.com.

Officers later determined the child was supposed to be in the care of Jessica Jorgenson, 28.

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Investigators found drugs in Jorgenson’s home and police say she admitted to smoking marijuana Wednesday morning, according to WXIN-TV in Indianapolis.

Jorgenson is scheduled to appear before a Marion County (Ind.) judge Friday for an initial hearing on a felony neglect charge and misdemeanor drug charges.

The toddler was returned to his mother. Jorgenson's children, 7 and 4, were place in the custody of child welfare workers.

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Jorgenson faces preliminary charges of child neglect, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia.

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