A Lakeville woman is accused of leaving her two young children home alone for four hours while she ate chicken wings and got black-out drunk at a Green Mill Restaurant and Bar.
Christine Teresa Jewle Smith, 26, was charged last week in Dakota County District Court in Hastings with gross misdemeanor child neglect. She was charged by summons and has an April 16 court date.
According to the criminal complaint:
Lakeville police responding to a welfare call near Kenwood Trail around 12:30 a.m. Feb. 12 found Smith in the snow, drunk and unable to understand basic questions. A preliminary breath test showed she had a blood-alcohol content of 0.29 percent, more than three times the legal limit to drive.
At a hospital where she was being checked out for possible injuries, she told staff that her children, ages 4 and 7, were home alone. Officers went there, found them sleeping and contacted a relative to take care of them.
The next day, Smith admitted to police that she left her kids alone around 10 p.m. because she wanted Green Mill hot wings. She said while waiting for the wings she downed a couple of whiskey shots and blacked out.