NJ Couple Charged After Allegedly Leaving Kids In Cold Car During Casino Visit

BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) -- A New Jersey couple is behind bars after police say they left three young children in a cold SUV while they hit a Pennsylvania casino.

The Bucks County Courier Times reports police were called to the Parx Casino parking lot in Bensalem Saturday for a report of three children, ages 8, 3 and 1, 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.

Surveillance video showed the two entered the casino at 7:33 p.m. and returned to the SUV around 9:11 p.m.

They were sent to Bucks County prison after they were unable to post bail.

Online court documents don't list attorneys for Nelson or Walker.

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