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Child left in car dies; Humboldt County woman arrested
NORTH COAST, Calif. – A Trinidad woman whose young son died after being left in a vehicle for several hours has been arrested.
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office said Alexandrea Raven Scott, 23, was arrested following the death of her 18-month-old son, Chergery Teywoh Lew Mays.
Det. Sgt. Andrew Porter said that shortly after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Mendocino County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to a reported coroners case involving an small child at Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits.
Deputies arrived and learned the child, identified as Chergery Mays, had been brought to the hospital by his mother, Alexandrea Scott, Porter said.
Porter said initial investigations indicated the child had been accidentally left inside a vehicle for several hours while Scott was at a residence in the 2600 block of Mitomkai Way in Willits.
Deputies requested the assistance of Mendocino County Sheriff's detectives and further investigations were conducted, Porter said.
Investigators learned the involved vehicle had been used by Scott's friend to transport her and the child to the hospital but had returned to the Mitomkai Way residence while Scott remained at the hospital, according to Porter.
Porter said investigators responded to the Mitomkai Way residence, locating the vehicle and witnesses to the incident.
After investigating this incident, Porter said detectives determined Scott arrived at the Mitomkai Way residence around 3 a.m. Wednesday.
Once there, Scott socialized with people while leaving her child in the back seat of her car which was parked in front of the residence with the windows rolled up. Porter said it is believed the child was left unattended in the back seat of the vehicle with the windows rolled up for about 10 hours.
Scott was subsequently arrested and booked into the Mendocino County Jail for willfully causing or permitting a child to suffer great bodily injury or death, Porter said.
Porter said a Mendocino County Superior Court judge was contacted about Scott's bail and Scott is now being held without bail.
Any persons with information about Scott and her activities between June 19 and 20 are encouraged to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office tip-line at 707-234-2100.