A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the scene, where Tejada said she went into the grocery store without her child because the toddler fell asleep in the car so she left the air conditioning on.
She then explained to the deputy, “this is Key Largo, nothing happens in Key Largo,” according to Fl Keys News.
The deputy arrested Tejada on a charge of child neglect and she was booked into the county jail. She was released later that night, according to jail records.
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