A Louisiana girl is behind bars after police say she falsely reported the kidnapping of her younger son final week.
Artasia Viges, 24, referred to as authorities at round 1 a.m. on Nov. 5 to report the alleged kidnapping of her younger son close to U.S. 190 and Industrial Road in Eunice, based on the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Viges mentioned she was parked on the roadway altering a flat tire when “individuals in an older model truck” took her son.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they realized rapidly that residents discovered the little boy alone within the car parking zone of Heinen Medical Clinic with “abraison injuries to his knees,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
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Artasia Viges, 24, is going through a number of costs after police mentioned she lied about her son being kidnapped after she left him unattended on a serious roadway. (St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office)
The little one, whose age was not disclosed, advised police that his mom “ran him over” and left him on the aspect of the street. He was taken to a hospital to be handled.
Juvenile detectives with the sheriff’s workplace have been referred to as to research due to the intense distinction in statements between the kid and his mom.
The sheriff’s workplace mentioned a later interview with Viges “revealed the awful truth,” which was that the little boy was not kidnapped, however left unattended on a serious roadway and “allowed to run off in the night.”
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The younger boy was discovered by residents alone within the car parking zone of Heinen Medical Clinic with abrasions to his knees. (Google Earth)
“What started as a disagreement between a mother and a child became a bizarre reaction to the child having a tantrum,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned on Facebook.
When Viges pulled the automobile over, her son jumped out of the automobile earlier than it got here to a cease, which precipitated the accidents to his knees. The sheriff’s workplace famous that he was “obviously not properly restrained.”
Viges allegedly advised detectives that she didn’t attempt to go after her son and he or she “ultimately lost sight of him.”
Viges, 24, claimed her son was kidnapped close to U.S. 190 and Industrial Road (above intersection) in Eunice, based on the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. (Google Earth)
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Viges is charged with cruelty to juveniles, little one desertion and false swearing for function of violating public well being of security.
She is within the St. Landry Parish Jail on a $200,000 bond.
