Crime & Safety

Woman Arrested After 3-Year-Old Found Alone at McDonald's

Latondra Cooper is also accused of leaving two other minor children alone overnight without supervision, according to Pasco County deputies.

A Holiday woman stands accused of child neglect in connection to the case of a 3-year-old child who was found alone at a McDonald's fast-food restaurant a little after 5 a.m. Wednesday, June 5. 

Latondra Cooper, 25, left three children alone overnight for at least eight hours without any supervision or ability to contact emergency responders, according to an arrest report from the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.

One of the children was the 3-year-old found at the restaurant Wednesday. The other two children, ages 5 and 1, were found at home sleeping by themselves with the front door open, the report said.

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Cooper, of 4249 Plaza Drive, was arrested Wednesday booked into the Land O’ Lakes jail. She remained behind bars Thursday in lieu of $5,000 bail. 

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