Man Allegedly Leaves Baby to Rob Store
December 4, 2007
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – Deputies said a man left his three-month-old baby home alone for six hours while he robbed a grocery store. Police said Tony Doden and his accomplice, James Schmidt, were arrested after their getaway car was spotted by a witness.
A teenage employee told police a man wearing a Halloween style ‘Jason’ masked robbed them at gunpoint and then took off.
Deputies said Doden had left his three-month-old son at home to fend for himself while he and Schmidt robbed the store.
The child’s mother was arrested in October.
Police say the baby was found with a severe case of diaper rash. Doden’s grandmother is now taking care of the baby.
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Information from: NBC2, http://www.nbc-2.com