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OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (Gambling911.com) - Police in Broward County Police have arrested a man for leaving an infant in a running car the the Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood, Florida while he gambled inside for two hours.
Gregory Foster, 28, faces child neglect charges after authorities found the baby alone inside Foster's running BMW, the booking report noted.
The Broward County Sheriff's Office said Seminole police officers were called after security spotted the child in the back seat, in a car seat but not buckled in.
After seeing no movement, officers broke the driver’s side window to get inside and check on the infant, BSO said.
Security officers found Foster playing table games. Foster claimed he was inside for just 45 minutes but security stated he had been gambling closer to the two hour period.
Foster was arrested and booked into jail. He is expected to make an appearance in bond court on Thursday.
Just two weeks ago, a couple were accused of leaving three kids in a Jeep at the very same casino.
The children’s mother, Lillian Mun, and her fiancé, Terrence Wright, were charged with child neglect and leaving children unattended in the hot Jeep without access to food or water.
Casino security found the children at 1:30 am Sunday November 1, according to the criminal complaint.
The responding officers wrote that the children were left in the vehicle for approximately one hour “with the windows up,” according to the complaint. “The outside temperature was 76 degrees Fahrenheit with 89 percent humidity".
Wright, 42, arrived back at the Jeep first, police reported, and claimed that he and Mun, 32, went into the casino to use the bathroom. She claimed to have stayed with the children while Wright went in to use the restroom. Mun went on to claim the Jeep turned off because Wright had the keys and she only went in to find him, per the affidavit, leaving the children alone inside the car for approximately 20 minutes.
Surveillance footage told a different story as the couple were observed gambling together inside the casino.
Wright’s bond was set at $22,500 and he has since been released. Man was ordered held without bond on November 2.
- Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com
