VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) - The Grandmother accused of leaving her two year-old grandchild in the car while she was inside a Valdosta Walmart has been arrested.
Anissa Reaves was arrested on Thursday for Reckless Conduct according to the Valdosta Police Department.
On Tuesday, Police received calls to 911 saying a child had been left in a car in the Walmart parking lot. The caller had taken the child from the car and brought them into the store because of the extreme heat.
When officers arrived, they say the boy was soaked in sweat but was alert. Reaves was found in the store and told officer she left him there because he was asleep. Police say there was a second child in the store with Reaves.
Police say security camera show that Reaves was in the store for 12 minutes and on the day of the incident temperatures were recorded to reach 96 degrees with a heat index of 107.
The child was taken to South Georgia Medical Center to be treated for dehydration and the Lowndes County Department of Family and Children Services was notified. Police also say the child was released to his mother's care.
