Christina Badalamenti, center, enters a Brown County courtroom Jan. 26, 2023. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A mom charged after police found her 6-year-old son wandering in a downtown parking ramp, and a 4-year-girl home alone, was ordered Thursday to stand trial.
Christina Badalamenti, 25, faces two counts of neglecting a child as well as a misdemeanor obstruction count. Badalamenti waived a preliminary hearing Thursday. Arraignment is scheduled for Feb. 16.
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.
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