Mom Shoots Her Front Door, Then Leaves Her Baby Home Alone While She Spends All Night At A Bar And After She Was Arrested She Smiled In Her Mugshot
Port Charlotte, Florida. On Thanksgiving evening, 37-year-old Victoria Hidalgo pulled out a gun, shot her front door, then proceeded to leave her baby home all alone while she spent the rest of the night out at a bar with a guy.
Later that night, Victoria called up a woman that she knew and the woman was so upset by how Victoria sounded over the phone, that she went to check on her at home.
According to the woman, Victoria sounded drunk and revealed to her that she shot a gun in her house.
After arriving at Victoria’s house in Port Charlotte, the woman called the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office because she found a bullet in the front door of Victoria’s house.
Deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office rushed to Victoria’s house, where the woman let them inside.
Deputies entered Victoria’s home and found that she had left her baby home all alone in a crib.
Nobody else was at home, and since they couldn’t find Victoria, her baby was given to a family member to take care of while authorities launched an investigation.
Throughout the course of the investigation, Victoria’s car was stopped by Tamiami Trail and Port Charlotte Blvd, and a man was behind the wheel.
Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office; pictured above is Victoria in her mugshot
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“Victoria was in the front passenger seat of the vehicle with a male, identified as Robert Sampson (9/2/1972), driving,” the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office explained in a statement.
“Victoria’s eyes were bloodshot and watery, her breath smelled of alcohol, and her speech was slurred while being questioned.”
“Robert advised that he had just met Victoria at the Paddy Wagon Irish Pub. Robert stated that he did not know Victoria, but was concerned that she was going to drive in a very intoxicated condition and was helping her get home safe.”
“He did not have any knowledge of the situation at the home.”
Victoria was arrested and then charged with child neglect without great bodily harm. She smiled in her mugshot that she took at the Charlotte County Jail, and then she was released on bond that was set at $3,500.
“There is no excuse for an infant to be left in a home alone, nor is there a good explanation for the discharge of the firearm,” Sheriff Bill Prummell said after the incident.
“It is clear that this woman’s priorities are way out of order, and I hope this experience serves as a wake-up call for her. I pray that things change and the child is properly cared for moving forward.”
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