Charges Dismissed: Newborn Found In Bushes In North Myrtle Beach, Mother Has Been Arrested

[Sugar Cookie]

Police are crediting a North Myrtle Beach woman for saving the life of a baby girl, who was found in bushes Sunday evening.

The infant, who is alive, is believed to have been born within the last day, according to Officer Patrick Wilkinson Monday. The infant’s mother, Britney Wheatle, 21, has been arrested and charged with unlawful conduct toward a child.

Police say Robyn Cain found the newborn during her evening walk about 6:18 p.m.

Cain told officers she heard a noise and thought it was an animal, such as a kitten. However, when she looked in the bushes, she saw that it was a baby. She scooped it up and called 911, Wilkinson said.

North Myrtle Beach Police and Fire departments, as well as EMS, responded to the scene. The baby was transported to the hospital where she is in stable condition, Wilkinson said.

Cain told detectives that she had seen a young woman earlier in the day walking in the neighborhood, Wilkinson said. The woman seemed confused and lost, Cain told police. She asked the woman if she was lost and she said she was trying to get to her job at Walmart.

Cain gave the woman a ride to work and then went back home to begin her walk. A short time later she found the child.

The newborn, which was premature, had no clothes, no blanket and was lying in the dirt, Wilkinson said. It appears the baby girl had been there for about an hour. There were no signs of abuse on the baby. However, the heat on Sunday was in the 90s.

Officers went to Walmart where they found the mother and she confessed that she had abandoned the child. Wheatle is from Jamaica and is in the U.S. on a J1 visa, he said. It appears she gave birth at her apartment on Second Avenue.

The mother also was transported to the hospital for treatment and then arrested, Wilkinson said.

UPDATE: Newborn found in bushes in North Myrtle Beach. The mother has been arrested.

The abandoned infant was found Sunday by a resident and surrendered to police. Police arrested the mother at her Walmart job.

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[BuffettGirl]

I'm surprised she gave up on her anchor baby... I mean that from a logical standpoint, I'm not being snarky. Even if she was impregnated in Jamaica, that baby was born here and has all of the rights of an American citizen regardless of the parents citizenship status. The 'legal' terminology is "right of soil".

 

[Sugar Cookie]

She was staying illegally here with or without a baby.

I would love to see what impregnated this earthworm.

 

[BuffettGirl]

She was staying illegally here with or without a baby.

I would love to see what impregnated this earthworm.

Well, she got here legally, but she isn't allowed to work with a J1 visa, so that part was illegal. Are you sure you want to see him? I've regretted making that statement before!

 

[Sejanus]

Nightmare fuel.

 

[Cider]

‍Some emojis don't show in my posts.

Bad mother.

 

[GoneWest]

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Bad mother.

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[Sugar Cookie]

The charges against the J-1 student who abandoned her baby in a North Myrtle Beach bush in 2023 have been dismissed, according to 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson.

Richardson said Wheatle complied with the requirements of the South Carolina Department of Social Services, and they closed the case. Her charges were dismissed in March.

Richardson tells ABC15 he's told the father, and the child moved back to Jamaica.

The current whereabouts of Wheatle remain unclear, and it is unknown what actions the federal government has taken regarding her visa status.

Charges dismissed for mom on J1 visa who abandoned baby in NMB bush

The charges for a mom her abandoned her baby in a North Myrtle Beach bush in 2023 have been dropped, according to 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson.

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AI Overview


A J-1 visa is
a non-immigrant visa for individuals who want to participate in exchange visitor programs in the United States, with the goal of fostering mutual understanding between the U.S. and other countries. These programs can involve studying, teaching, research, or receiving training, and are open to various participants, including students, scholars, teachers, and au pairs. The visa is program-specific, not for general employment, and requires a sponsor that provides a "Certificate of Eligibility" (DS-2019) to apply for the visa.