Mother Arrested for Alleged Child Endangerment

LONGVIEW � Longview Police have arrested a woman on child endangerment charges. Friday night just before 11:15, officers responded to a 911 at 110 South Access Road. Upon arrival, officers were directed to room #223. Officers knocked several times on the door to the room, but no one answered the door. Finally, officers noticed a small child peering through the blinds at them. Once they were able to get the door open they observed a woman, later identified as Jennifer Franchell Lilly, 29, of Longview, lying on the bed. According to authorities, Ms. Lilly was unresponsive and smelled strongly of an alcoholic beverage. Once officers were able to wake Ms. Lilly up and she was taken into custody for three counts of abandoning or endangering a child/criminal negligence and transported to the Gregg County Jail.