Gambling Dad Arrested: Admits to Leaving Child in Car While Playing in Casino

Written by :

Jagajeet Chiba

Published on :

3 September, 2014

Delaware State Police arrested a Maryland man for leaving his 14-year-old daughter in a running car unattended while he gambled inside the Harrington Raceway and Casino.

The incident occurred over the weekend. 26-year-old Justin Middleton of Preston, Maryland was taken into custody. He is charged with reckless endangering and other charges.

Police said the child did not appear to be in any distress and was turned over to a relative.

- Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com

Crime

Gambling News

Rapper Chocolate MC, Las Vegas Casino Sued Over Alleged Rape of Teen

Chocolate MC is already incarcerated separately regarding an attempted murder-for-hire plot in Florida.

South Florida Casino Carjacking Suspect Captured One Month Later

Julio Salermo, 33, was charged with robbery/carjacking on Tuesday, one month after the incident occurred at the Miccosukee Casino & Resort outside of Miami.

Game Fixer, Jalen Smith Sentenced to Six Year Prison Term

(AP) PHILADELPHIA -- The man called the "fixer" of a scheme to rig college basketball games will spend six years in federal prison.

Las Vegas Casino Flamingo Theft Trial Kicks Off With Witness Testimony

The trial for a Canadian tourist accused of stealing and torturing a flamingo from a casino pool began on Wednesday with a security guard on his smoke break during a graveyard shift testifying about a voice crackled over the radio, “someone took a flamingo.”