GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A mom was sentenced to 45 days in jail, after police found her 6-year-old son wandering in a downtown parking ramp, and a 4-year-old girl home alone — while she was at a bar.
Christina Badalamenti, 25, pleaded no contest Thursday to one count of neglecting a child, and one count of obstruction. Another count of child neglect was dropped, according to a court official.
Badalamenti was also placed on probation for two years by Judge John Zakowski, and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.
The police department says an officer was on patrol about midnight Jan. 6, helping look for a driver who ran away during a traffic stop, when he saw a non-verbal 6-year-old boy in the Pine Street parking ramp.
The child was taken back to the police station where investigators were able to track down the boy’s address, which was about five blocks away. When officers went to the child’s home to speak with his mother, they found a 4-year-old girl inside, alone.
Police were able to locate the mother, Badalamenti, who was at a bar. She told officers she left the children with a babysitter but when officers interviewed the babysitter, the babysitter said she was never contacted.
