27-year-old Gericca James was jailed on December 3rd for leaving her child home alone on Heritage Pointe Circle. The complainant is the child’s father. He stated that James was supposed to be caring for the victim, but when he arrived home at 11:30 p.m., the victim was home alone, asleep on the bed. James told police that she checked in at work at 10 p.m., but the text messages between her and the father stated that she was in her car. The juvenile victim is under the age of 8 years old. Gericca James was arrested due to the intentional abandonment of the juvenile victim.
