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10/14/22
An Iowa City woman has been arrested after Johnson County deputies claim her toddler was found wandering near a road.
Deputies report a two-year-old was found unaccompanied near Metric Road in the Modern Manor manufactured housing community just before 6pm Thursday. The child was wearing only a diaper and sweatshirt with no shoes. The temperature at the time was 43 degrees.
Investigators say multiple attempts to locate a parent or guardian were unsuccessful.
26-year-old Daja Washington of Metric Road reportedly called in to report the child missing more than five hours after the toddler was discovered near the road.
Washington is now charged with Child Endangerment. If convicted, she faces a maximum of two years in jail.
The sheriff’s office says Washington was warned for a similar incident on September 10th.