Mother Arrested for Child Endangerment
Posted/updated on: December 7, 2010 at 11:18 amLONGVIEW — A 24-year-old woman is arrested for child endangerment. Around 5:30 Sunday morning, Longview Police responded to a “Welfare” call in the1600 block of Pine Tree Road. When officers arrived a witness told them she had water running into her apartment from the upstairs apartment. Officers were unable to get a response at the residence and contacted maintenance. Officers found Samantha Boland of Longview unconscious in the bathtub. The water was still running at the time they found her. Her 3 month old baby was found on the bed. Officers say the baby had been left on the bed for about 4 to 5 hours. Boland was booked into the Gregg County Jail.