This photo provided by the Polk County Jail in Des Moines, Iowa, shows Destinee Miller, of Des Moines, who was jailed Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, after officers found her three young children alone outside their home, including one covered in feces and another with a full diaper. Miller remains in jail on child endangerment charges. (Polk County Jail via AP)
Republished October 10, 2017 - 10:15 AM
Original Publication Date October 10, 2017 - 9:01 AM
DES MOINES, Iowa - Police say a Des Moines mother has been arrested after officers found her three young children alone outside their home, including one covered in feces and another with a full diaper.
TV station KCCI reports that a 4-year-old boy was left in charge Monday of his 2-year-old and 1-year-old siblings. He'd taken them outside after their stove made a frightening sound when he tried to make breakfast.
County records say Destinee Miller remains jailed Tuesday on child endangerment charges. The records don't list the name of an attorney who can comment for her.
Officers say the house was littered with hundreds of mounds of dog feces. Miller later told officers she had left to take one of her dogs to a vet.
State authorities have taken custody of the children.
News from © The Associated Press, 2017