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| Maryland mother detained after 'leaving new born baby on side of road' | Maryland mother detained after 'leaving new born baby on side of road' |
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| A mother from Maryland has been detained by police after she allegedly left a six-week old bay on the side of the road. | A mother from Maryland has been detained by police after she allegedly left a six-week old bay on the side of the road. |
| Anne Arundel County police charged 26-year-old Sandra Clara McClary of Baltimore with child neglect and reckless endangerment on Sunday and said she was being held on $500,000 bail. | Anne Arundel County police charged 26-year-old Sandra Clara McClary of Baltimore with child neglect and reckless endangerment on Sunday and said she was being held on $500,000 bail. |
| Lt TJ Smith said that Ms McClary told the Associated Press that the baby had been left there on Saturday and that the incident might be related to a domestic dispute. | Lt TJ Smith said that Ms McClary told the Associated Press that the baby had been left there on Saturday and that the incident might be related to a domestic dispute. |
| Sandra Clara McClary | Sandra Clara McClary |
| Police say a resident of Pasadena, Maryland, found the infant in a scuffed carrier before midnight Saturday and called police. The baby is in good condition and in Department of Child Protective Services' custody. | Police say a resident of Pasadena, Maryland, found the infant in a scuffed carrier before midnight Saturday and called police. The baby is in good condition and in Department of Child Protective Services' custody. |
| The baby was apparently found by a local church leader. Bishop Raymond Showell and his wife told WUSA9, at first he thought it was a box. | The baby was apparently found by a local church leader. Bishop Raymond Showell and his wife told WUSA9, at first he thought it was a box. |
| "I was just thinking that this is what the world has coming to, they're not as really concerned as we should be," he said. | "I was just thinking that this is what the world has coming to, they're not as really concerned as we should be," he said. |
| Alice Burton, who made the 911 call on Saturday night, said the baby was in great danger. | |
| "If a car had came up the road, it sure would've ran over it," she said. | |
| "I think something should happen, you know, you just can't leave your child like that." | |
| Police say Ms McClary called police Sunday morning claiming to be the baby’s mother. Ms McClary is scheduled to go to trial this week in a string of robberies. | Police say Ms McClary called police Sunday morning claiming to be the baby’s mother. Ms McClary is scheduled to go to trial this week in a string of robberies. |