A Texas mother was arrested after she allegedly left her children alone at home for more than two months, authorities say.
Yates, who had been staying with a male friend, was"taken into custody without incident" with help from the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force, the Roman Forest Police Department said.
Yates is accused of leaving her daughter, 12, and son, 3, at home alone in Texas from Sept. 8, 2022 until they were discovered by the girl's father on Nov. 14, officials said.The girl's father, who lives in California, became concerned when he learned that Yates had been spotted in Mobile without her kids and that"he had been asked by his daughter to send food regularly," police said.
It wasn't clear on Friday afternoon if she had hired or been assigned an attorney to speak on her behalf.
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