[StBernard] Boy, 2, left alone; St. Bernard Parish mother arrested

[Westley Annis]

Boy, 2, left alone; St. Bernard Parish mother arrested
by St. Bernard bureau, The Times-Picayune 
Friday November 07, 2008, 10:43 PM
A St. Bernard Parish mother was booked with child desertion Friday after
leaving her 2-year-old at home alone while she was at work, the St. Bernard
Parish Sheriff's Office said.

Nivia Fields, 25, of Chalmette, told investigators she went to work at 5
a.m., thinking a woman who had spent the night at the residence would watch
the boy, authorities said.

The Sheriff's Office said Fields' 6-year-old daughter was seen crying at her
bus stop and told someone there that she didn't want to leave her brother
home alone. The Sheriff's Office was notified and Fields' landlord opened
the door so deputies could look for the boy, who was found in his bed.

The boy was turned over to an aunt, the Sheriff's Office said.

Fields was also booked with possession of a small amount of marijuana that
deputies found when they were inside the house.