Brittany “Brit” Patterson was charged with reckless conduct on Oct. 30 when her son walked alone from home to a gas station.
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A Georgia mother was arrested in October after her 10-year-old son walked into town alone. Her warrant was recently dismissed, but her attorney states that the legal battle isn’t over.
Brittany “Brit” Patterson was charged with reckless conduct on Oct. 30. While she was attending to another child, her son, Soren, walked less than a mile from their Fannin County home to a gas station. Deputies returned the boy home and later arrested Patterson, citing her alleged lack of concern for his safety.
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Shortly after the incident, she refused to sign a sheriff’s office safety plan requiring her children to remain under constant supervision, arguing that it infringes on her parental rights.
On Feb. 7, Appalachian Judicial Circuit District Attorney Frank Wood filed a warrant dismissal in court.
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