Crime & Safety

U City Mom Left 9-Year-Old Son Home Alone for Two Days, Police Say

The woman was charged with first-degree child endangerment.

A University City woman faces criminal charges for leaving her 9-year-old son at home alone for two days.

Ronisha Thompson, 26, of the 900 block of Warder Avenue, was charged Sept. 10 with first-degree child endangerment, a class C felony.

University City Police said Thompson left her son at home alone between 3 p.m. May 14 and 1:58 p.m. May 16.

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Bond was set at $25,000, cash only.

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