Woman left 3 young kids in filthy home to drive drunk then lied to cops that an aunt was watching them: Police

An Arkansas pistillate is accused of leaving 3 young children unsocial wrong a filthy location and past lying to constabulary that a comparative was watching them.

Latrica Upshaw, 30, has been charged with third-degree flight from custody, according to jailhouse records reviewed by Law&Crime.

The suspect besides faces 3 counts of first-degree endangering the payment of a minor, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and DWI, section quality outlet Jonesboro Right Now reported.

On Tuesday conscionable aft 9 p.m., a Jonesboro constabulary serviceman approached a van driven by Upshaw conscionable arsenic she pulled into a driveway connected Center Street successful the midsize city, according to tribunal records obtained by the section media source. The serviceman allegedly saw Upshaw with bloodshot and watery eyes, and said determination was a beardown odor of intoxicant present.

When the serviceman asked the suspect for her impervious of insurance, she allegedly tried to participate her home. Officers told her she needed to enactment put, and aft a struggle, she was detained. It was astatine this constituent that constabulary could reportedly perceive children crying wrong the residence.

The officers entered and are said to person recovered 3 children — from 9 months aged to 5 years aged — successful an unsanitary situation. One of the children was reportedly wearing a soiled diaper and covered successful feces, and officers noted the location was severely neglected.

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Though Upshaw allegedly claimed an aunt was looking aft the children, the officers recovered nary 1 but the 3 young children inside.

The suspect was arrested, but not earlier attempting to tally distant from officers, according to Jonesboro Right Now.

Then, erstwhile Upshaw was caught again, she would not hold to a humor intoxicant contented test, constabulary said.

The suspect is presently detained connected a $75,000 enslaved successful the Craighead County Jail, records show.