A Florida woman was arrested and charged with child neglect for leaving
her two young children in the car to go hog hunting on Thursday.
Deputies said Kayla Marie Shavers, 31, left her 9-year-old and
8-month-old children alone in the car in 38 degree weather while she
went into the woods in Pasco County to hunt hogs. The 9-year-old called
911 because he was cold and said, "A police car would be warmer."
When deputies arrived, they found the children in the car and waited for
Shavers to return. Shavers claimed she was close enough to the car to
respond if the children needed her, but deputies said it took her over
40 minutes to return to the car. Deputies say when Shavers finally came
out of the woods, she was dressed in camouflage
and told them she was hunting hogs because they were tearing up her property.
"She said she left the keys for her son to start the car if it got cold.
He didn't start the car, he couldn't," said Corporal Sean Kennedy.
Sheriff Chris Nocco credited the boy for having the presence of mind to
pick up the phone and call for help. "He may have saved that 8 month old
baby's life. So kudos to that little 9 year old boy," Nocco said. The
sheriff's office says the children are with family. Shavers faces two
charges of child neglect.
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