TYLER, TX (KLTV) - An East Texas grandmother is facing child endangerment charges for allegedly leaving her 5-month-old granddaughter in her car so she could watch a movie.
It happened at 8:16 Wednesday night at the Carmike Cinemas movie theater in Tyler. Police tell us they were called regarding a child locked inside of a car. The Tyler Fire Department were called to unlock the vehicle and removed the child. The girl was not hurt.
Carmike employees helped find the owner of the car, Felicia Green, 49 of Tyler, inside one of the movie theaters. While speaking with Green, officers learned that she was the child's grandmother, and had left the girl unattended for at least an hour.
Felicia Green was arrested for child endangerment, and taken to the Smith County jail. The girl was released to a family member.
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