Speechless.
Man Leaves Toddler In Van, Goes To Strip Club
Prosecutors in Wisconsin are considering charges after a Twin Cities man allegedly left his 1½-year-old son in a van outside a strip club for several hours.
The complaint alleged the 45-year-old Maplewood man lounged inside the Cajun Club in St. Croix County while temperatures outside dipped into the low 20s.
The club's manager said a customer entering the club told staff there was a baby crying in a van outside. After finding the doors of the van locked, the manager called 911.
The club made an announcement seeking the van's owner, and a man came forward. Officers were waiting outside.
St. Croix County Sheriff Dennis Hillstead said the boy was strapped into his car seat and was wearing socks, a jacket, and sweat pants. He was treated at a Hudson, Wis., hospital for exposure and frostbite and released.
The man was arrested on suspicion of neglect of a child -- a misdemeanor -- and booked into the county jail. The man's wife bailed him out.
The sheriff said the man had told his wife he was going to the grocery store for milk but went directly to the strip club.
Prosecutors in Wisconsin are considering charges after a Twin Cities man allegedly left his 1½-year-old son in a van outside a strip club for several hours.
The complaint alleged the 45-year-old Maplewood man lounged inside the Cajun Club in St. Croix County while temperatures outside dipped into the low 20s.
The club's manager said a customer entering the club told staff there was a baby crying in a van outside. After finding the doors of the van locked, the manager called 911.
The club made an announcement seeking the van's owner, and a man came forward. Officers were waiting outside.
St. Croix County Sheriff Dennis Hillstead said the boy was strapped into his car seat and was wearing socks, a jacket, and sweat pants. He was treated at a Hudson, Wis., hospital for exposure and frostbite and released.
The man was arrested on suspicion of neglect of a child -- a misdemeanor -- and booked into the county jail. The man's wife bailed him out.
The sheriff said the man had told his wife he was going to the grocery store for milk but went directly to the strip club.
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