LAGRANGE, Ga. — Police in LaGrange have arrested a woman who they said abandoned her child at their home.
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On Monday, around 5:40 p.m., LaGrange officers were called to a home after a report concerning a child’s welfare. When they arrived, police learned Kathleen Swanton had allegedly confined her special needs child to a bedroom and left the home, abandoning the child for other family members to find.
Investigators said Swanton left the home on Friday, taking her other two children with her, while leaving the child with special needs behind.
Around 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Swanton was found and taken into custody by the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, officials said. She is currently awaiting transportation to the Troup County Jail.
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Swanton faces the following charges:
- Cruelty to Children in the First Degree under the Family Violence Act
- Abandonment
- Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor
- Three counts of False Imprisonment
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