SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. -- A Venice woman is facing child neglect and drug charges after she reportedly fell asleep in a car with a child in the back seat.
30-year-old Kathryn Miller has been charged with Child Neglect, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Narcotics Equipment.
According to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, employees at the Wawa store on Jacaranda Boulevard just off Interstate 75 saw Miller asleep in her car, which was parked at a gas pump.
Before authorities arrived, Miller woke up and entered the store, where she was approached by arriving deputies. She admitted leaving the 1-year-old in the car. Deputies spotted marijuana in the car and arrested her.
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The child was released to relatives, and the Department of Children and Families was notified.
Miller was released Sunday on $6,000 bond.
