FLOROSA, Fla. – A Florida man has been arrested after a driver spotted a runaway toddler in diapers on a highway near midnight.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says the man had put the 2-year-old child in bed and was checking emails but didn’t realize the toddler had escaped.
A driver found the child on Highway 98 in the town of Florosa in the Florida Panhandle and called authorities. A deputy familiar with the neighborhood went to a nearby home where he knew there were young children and noticed a garage door and interior door open.
The sheriff’s office said in a Sunday news release that 43-year old Micah Adkins is facing a child neglect charge. Adkins said it was the second time the toddler had escaped in the past three days, the