Just nag the child... don't put them out the car.
Tonimarie Barrett, 42, was taken into custody over the weekend and charged with one count each of felony endangering the welfare of a child, making terroristic threats, and recklessly endangering another person, authorities announced.
According to a news release from the Pocono Township Police Department, at about 5:19 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a call regarding an abandoned child at a Turkey Hill convenience store in Tannersville, Pennsylvania. First responders arrived at the establishment and located the child.
Investigators learned that the child and her mother, whom they identified as Barrett, had left a residence in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at around midnight to drive back to their home in New Rochelle, New York, which is about a 114-mile trip east.
During the trip, authorities say Barrett stopped at a "closed gas station" so she could plug their destination into a GPS and get directions home. During the stop, tensions between Barrett and her daughter escalated, leading to a quarrel.
According to the report, the daughter told police that while at the gas station, her mother demanded that she hand over her iPad. The teen refused because she believed her mother would destroy the device. After being refused the iPad, Barrett allegedly threatened to stab her daughter if the teen did not give her the device, which she did.
Barrett's daughter also reportedly mentioned that she asked Barrett if she could use her cellphone to get directions, but Barrett refused.
The teen then got out of the car and Barrett allegedly drove away. She eventually walked to the Turkey Hill location after staying at the closed gas station for a few hours, the complaint says.
