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A Florida mom has been arrested for allegedly leaving her baby and toddler inside her SUV so she could go to a bar — leaving the vehicle running and unlocked, according to cops.

Jamie Leigh Gunn, 33, was picked up Sunday soon after the 2-year-old child and 8-month-old siblings were found asleep in the backseat of her black SUV in the parking lot of Penny Annie’s Bar in West Melbourne, cops said.

“The doors to the vehicle were unlocked and the vehicle was running,” West Melbourne police said.

Gunn, the registered owner, was found inside the bar with a friend, police said.

The investigation revealed she’d been in the bar “for at least 20 minutes while having no regard for her children who were left unattended,” the department stated.

“When Gunn learned law enforcement was outside with her vehicle, she was more concerned about going to jail, than the welfare of her children,” police stated.


  Jamie Gunn, 33, has been arrested on a child neglect charge after allegedly leaving her 2-year-old and 8-month-old inside her unlocked SUV for at least 20 minutes. West Melbourne Police Department Jamie Gunn, 33, has been arrested on a child neglect charge after allegedly leaving her 2-year-old and 8-month-old inside her unlocked SUV for at least 20 minutes. West Melbourne Police Department

Gunn was booked into the Brevard County jail on a single felony count of child neglect without great bodily harm. She was freed on bond Monday.

Her two young children were turned over to a family member, and the Department of Children and Families was notified, police said.

Gunn has a criminal history in Florida that includes charges of contempt of court, forgery, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license.


  Gunn was at Penny Annie’s Bar while her children were alone in her SUV, police said. Google Maps Gunn was at Penny Annie’s Bar while her children were alone in her SUV, police said. Google Maps

Her most recent run-in with the law occurred in July 2022, when she was arrested on a failure-to-appear charge stemming from one of her prior cases.

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