Hatfield Mother Admits to Getting Drunk, Leaving 11-Day-Old Daughter in Unheated Car in December
Courtenay Jernigan, 37, was sentenced to time-served to 23 months in prison afer pleading guilty Thursday to endangering the welfare of a child
Hatfield mother Courtenay L. Jernigan, 37, admitted in Montgomery County Court Thursday to getting drunk, passing out, and leaving her 11-day-old daughter in an unheated car in 28-degree December weather for two hours. According to PhillyBurbs.com, Jernigan pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child and was sentenced to time-served to 23 months in prison. Jernigan, a two-time DUI offender, has been in jail since her Dec. 12 arrest, according to court records. Following parole, Jernigan will served a three-year probation, according to the article. Jernigan must have supervised visits with her daughter, unless a family court judge says differently, according to the article. Here's what went down, according to PhillyBurbs.com: On …
Mandi
7:03 am on Friday, June 22, 2012
What a pos! 37 years old?! I hope she never regAins custody of that child. more ›