The mother was subsequently located and the two kids were returned to her. Parker then departed the scene in his car.Ī casino patron noticed the abandoned children and notified casino security.
The Facebook post then states Parker returned to his car, removed the two kids and left them, in their car seats, behind their mother’s vehicle, which was also in the parking lot. Removed the two kids and left them, in their car seats, behind their mother’s vehicle The mother said she asked Parker to take them to her place, where she would meet them. While inside, deputies later discovered, Parker contacted the children’s mom, telling her he had to go to work and she should take the kids. He parked his vehicle in the casino parking lot and left the two kids alone in the car while he went into the building. The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office investigation reported that Parker arrived at the casino at around 5am on July 12. The sheriff’s office Facebook post lists “Family Abandonment (Class C Felony) and Leaving Children Unattended in a Motor Vehicle” as probable cause for Parker’s arrest. The county name comes from a Klallam word meaning “the strong people.” The tribal casino is in the city of Sequim, which is located along the Dungeness River in Washington State’s Clallam County. 7 Cedars Casino includes table games, poker, bingo, and 600 slot machines.
