Mom suspected of abandoning kids arrested in Spokane Valley
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash -- A Spokane Valley mother suspected of abandoning her two young sons along the freeway Tuesday morning was arrested Tuesday night by Spokane County Sheriff's deputies.
Law enforcement officers have been looking for Shannon Marie Germanton aka Duval since finding her three and six year old sons in a grassy area along Interstate 90. The boys, who were barefoot and cold, had been there alone for at least three hours.The boys were not able to tell deputies their last name, so it took time for deputies to determine who they were. They found Germanton's purse in a construction vehicle near the scene and filed a missing persons report this afternoon.The boys were checked out by medical professionals and determined to be okay; they were placed in foster care.Someone called in an anonymous tip and deputies caught up with Germanton around 8:30 Tuesday night. She was found at 312 S. David in Spokane Valley. She was arrested on an outstanding negligent driving warrant and booked into the Spokane County Jail.Post Falls Police say someone gave Germanton a ride into Spokane. They will likely extradite her back to Idaho to face any charges related to her children.Previous story:
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident where two young children were found alongside Interstate 90 Tuesday.
A construction supervisor at the I-90 interchange project at Mile Post 1, found two boys, age 3 and 6, sitting in the grass near the construction area around 9:10 a.m.
The boys told deputies that their mother had run out of gas and gone for help. The boys also told deputies that their mother had walked them to the location while it was still dark and raining.
The mother, Shannon Marie Germanton, AKA, Shannon Marie Duval, 27, of Spokane Valley, WA.
According to Post Fall Police Germanton and boys were seen at the Post Falls Wal-Mart around 8 p.m. Tuesday A person inside the Wal-Mart called officials to report Germanton was acting strange.
Medics arrived on scene and Germanton was using the bathroom. The boys were with her. Police said Germanton was carrying a gas can.
Medics said Germanton checked out and she said a friend was coming from Spokane to help her. The medics then left the scene.
Investigators learned that she was given a ride by a Jacklin Seed employee to the Exxon Station at Pleasant View Road and Riverbend Drive between 6:30 and 7:30 Tuesday morning. She told the employee that she had been in an argument with her boyfriend and just needed to get to a phone to call for a ride.
After being cleared by emergency medical providers, the children have been placed in foster care with the Department of Health and Welfare Child Protective Services. If anyone knows the location of Shannon Germanton, AKA Duval, or has seen her since early this morning, they are asked to call the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office at (208) 446-1300. Source: http://www.krem.com/news/local/2-boys-found-along-I-90-mother-missing-176483301.html
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