Armstrong H. Otieno and his wife Maureen N. Cheto.A Kenyan couple was last week arrested and charged with abandoning their baby for gambling in Louisiana State in the US.
23 year old Maureen N. Cheto and 30 year old Armstrong H. Otieno who live in Leesville in the same city, were arrested after their 2 year old child was found in the car alone for more than an hour outside Lake Charles casino.
The Officers had unlocked the car and found the boy only to trace the parents at the gambling floor adjacent to the car parking.
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Center officers charged the two with child desertion after being booked at the Calcasieu correctional Center.
CPSO Deputy Austin Wright is the arresting deputy and Detective Michelle Robinson is the lead investigator on this case. The couple admitted they leave the child sleeping while gambling and was bonded at USD 7000 each while a family members took custody of the child.