Mom arrested for child neglect hadn't slept in 3 days, police say

Mom thought the hotel was rehab center, didn't know how she got there

ORLANDO, Fla. – A mother was arrested for child neglect after a hotel employee discovered she wasn’t feeding her child, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

The Intown Suites employee called police on Thursday after Amanda Owen, 29, came to the office asking why she had not been fed yet and looking for food for her child, according to the Orange County arrest report.

Owen thought she was in a rehabilitation center and the hotel employee was her counselor, the employee told deputies.

Owen told the employee she hadn’t slept in three days, was coming down off methamphetamine and didn’t know how she got to the hotel. The arrest report shows Owen had a Nebraska driver’s license.

When the deputy arrived at the extended stay hotel, he asked Owen how she planned to feed her child. She appeared disoriented and didn’t have a plan for how to feed the child, according to the deputy.

The Orange County deputy contacted Department of Children and Families. After interviewing Owen, an investigator determined it was in the best interest of the child to take the child into DCF custody.

Owen was charged with child neglect. Her bond was set at $1,000.


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