Police: Couple left 3 young kids in cold SUV to hit casino
BENSALEM, Pa. -- Police say a New Jersey couple left three young children in a cold SUV for nearly two hours while they were inside a Pennsylvania casino.
The Bucks County Courier Times reports police were called to the Parx Casino parking lot in Bensalem on Saturday for a report of three children - ages 1, 3 and 8 - inside a vehicle. Temperatures were hovering near freezing at the time.
Court records show 39-year-old Jarrett Evan Nelson and 30-year-old Ebony Walker, both of Newark, face charges including endangering the welfare of children. The Bucks County Courier Times described the pair as boyfriend and girlfriend.
Surveillance video showed the two entered the casino at 7:33 p.m. and returned to the SUV around 9:11 p.m.
They couldn't post bond and were sent to Bucks County Jail.