BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A Bismarck mother is facing felony charges after police say they found two of her three young children at a church and the third in a car dressed only in messy diapers in 45-degree weather.
Oceane Moreland, 25, is charged with child neglect and a misdemeanor drug offense.
Police were called to a church Tuesday by a worker who found the chlildren in the building. The worker told police a similar incident happened on Mother’s Day.
The Bismarck Tribune reports a court affidavit says officers found Moreland asleep at her home and determined a third child was missing. The child was found in a car near the home.
The ages of the children were not provided. They were turned over to their biological father.
In February, Moreland was placed on probation for a year and ordered to complete a parenting class after she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the deprivation or delinquency of a minor, court records show.
Moreland’s attorney did not immediately return a call for comment.
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