Heather Adkins, 32, is in custody in Georgetown, Kentucky, on a local warrant and a warrant issued by Colerain Township police in connection with her son's abandonment. FOX13
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, OhioColerain Township police say a mother is now in custody after her abandoned, 5-year-old autistic son was found wandering alone last week.
32-year-old Heather Nicole Adkins is in custody in Georgetown, Kentucky, on a local warrant and a warrant issued by Colerain Township police in connection with her son's abandonment. They didn't elaborate on the charges filed. Investigators said the unnamed boy, described as "non-verbal with Austim," is from Shelbyville, Indiana, about 75 miles away from the Cincinnati, Ohio area.
They said he was driven to Colerain Township where he was abandoned in the area of Sheed and Gaines roads Thursday.They believe he was discovered an hour later by passing motorists.. "He will remain safe while we continue the investigation."Autism is a bio-neurological developmental disability that presents itself with a spectrum of symptoms with varying severity."He is not the child missing from Canada.