Kerhonkson woman leaves her toddlers unattended for over six hours
Troop F Commander
PRESS RELEASE
State Police at Ellenville arrested Zoe A. Eichert, age 28, of Kerhonkson NY, for two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a misdemeanor.
State Police at Ellenville received a report of two toddlers wandering around the parking lot of a local motel, in the rain, wearing only diapers. State Police responded and interviewed the caller who cared for the children until the arrival of the State Police and Ulster County Child Protective Services.
After further investigation, troopers learned the identity of the mother of the toddlers to be Zoe Eichert. Eichert left her two children, ages 2 and 3, unattended in a motel when she left for work at 5:50 am on December 22, 2015. State Police located Eichert at her place of employment in Kingston, NY. The children were left in the apartment for approximately six hours unattended before being observed wandering around the parking lot.
Eichert was arrested for two counts of Endangering the welfare child and was issued an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of Wawarsing Court on January 8, 2015 at 8:30am. The Ulster County Child Protective Services unit took custody of the children and placed them into foster care, pending court disposition.
