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Glenia RobertsGambling Grandma in Jail after Leaving Grandkids in Car
By: Heartland News
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - A 56-year-old Texas woman decides to go gambling and that decision costs her.
Police say Glenia Roberts of Rock Port, Texas went into the Lady Luck Casino Saturday and left her granddaughters, ages 14 and seven, in the car.
When she came back out, the car was gone.
Officers say the older girl apparently drove away.
Authorties found the car and the two girls at a nearby park.
Roberts pleaded guilty Monday to child endangerment charges.
She will serve two days of shock jail time and received a one year jail sentence.
The two children are back with family members in Texas.
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