{"id":751277,"date":"2024-11-15T13:28:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T18:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/?p=751277"},"modified":"2024-11-18T13:43:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T18:43:03","slug":"mom-arrested-for-endangerment-after-son-walked-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/parenting\/mom-arrested-for-endangerment-after-son-walked-alone","title":{"rendered":"Mom Claims Police Arrested Her After She Let Her 10-Year-Old Son Walk Less Than a Mile Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/news\/girl-says-her-missing-teen-mom-was-sleeping-in-blood\">Georgia mom<\/a> claims police arrested her for endangering her 10-year-old son, but she did nothing wrong. While Brittany Patterson took another <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/parenting\/toddler-mystery-illness-surprising-cause\">child to the doctor<\/a>, her son, Soren, left the family&#8217;s rural Mineral Bluff home without telling anyone. Patterson, 41, didn&#8217;t know Soren took off until the Fannin County Sheriff&#8217;s Office called to tell her the boy had walked into town <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/news\/3-year-old-reportedly-walked-out-of-day-care-alone-was-found-wandering-around-walmart\">alone<\/a>. The next thing she knew, she was in handcuffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mom of four has shared her story with multiple news outlets, including NBC News. She wants people to know she&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/10-year-old-walks-alone-mile-away-georgia-home-leading-mothers-arrest-rcna180162\">fighting back against an unjust system<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More From CafeMom:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/parenting\/single-dad-cps\">I\u2019m a Single Dad &amp; My 11-Year-Old\u2019s School Just Called CPS Because He Walks to School by Himself<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Georgia mom claims police arrested her for endangering her 10-year-old son, but she did nothing wrong. While Brittany Patterson took another child to the doctor, her son, Soren, left the family&#8217;s rural Mineral Bluff home without telling anyone. Patterson, 41, didn&#8217;t know Soren took off until the Fannin County Sheriff&#8217;s Office called to tell 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