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Sheriff: Grand Forks mother abandoned 4-year-old daughter on I-29

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NewsNorth DakotaShareShare this articleNews reportingNews reportingBased on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.The Trust ProjectWhat is this?GRAFTON, N.D. — Every cop's worst nightmare. That's how longtime Walsh County Sheriff Ron Jurgens described this case, one he says he's never had in his career.A child left on the interstate because their parent allegedly did not want them.Ashley Johnson, 37 made her first court appearance in Walsh County court Thursday, Oct. 5, charged with child abandonment, child neglect, and reckless endangerment.Her abandoned car still sits along the northbound lanes of Interstate 29, just south of the Minto exit. It's where police say she abandoned her 4-year-old daughter in the median on Tuesday afternoon.Someone driving by spotted the child who was dressed in cow pajamas. When police arrived, the young girl told police what she said her mom told her."She told the child to watch out for cars and to stay in the grass," Jurgens said. Police estimate the young girl was out there alone for nearly 45 minutes. Shortly after law enforcement arrived, Johnson came back and told a different story compared to her daughter's."She had said she had stopped for a smoke break and the other child took this child out of the car unbeknownst to her," Jurgens said. Back at the station police say Johnson confessed she intentionally abandoned her daughter on the interstate, saying the child would be "safer"with someone else and hoped someone else would pick the child up."She thought her only choice was to leave that child on the interstate," Jurgens said. Police say the young girl is doing "remarkably well" and is in the custody of social services. A judge ordered Johnson to undergo a psychological examination and risk assessment due to her behavior over the past few days.Johnson has reportedly called the police several times claiming people have tried to break into her home. She was also ordered to see an addiction counselor."It was a very traumatic thing for all the first responders. Children incidents are absolutely heartbreaking," Jurgens said. If convicted Johnson faces up to five years in prison.ShareShare this articleNews reportingNews reportingBased on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.The Trust ProjectWhat is this?TagsTagsCRIME AND COURTSThe VaultNephew learns painful details of how a Lutheran pastor murdered his 16-year-old aunt 85 years agoSubscribers OnlyBusinessNorth Dakota, Minnesota sugarbeet farmers digging in for 2023 harvestSubscribers OnlyThe VaultA personal quest to understand a horrific crime -- 4 killed in one morning, at one businessADVERTISEMENTPrepSeveral area athletes, teams listed in weekly state high school pollsLocalPark Rapids teachers recap school trip to Washington, D.C.Subscribers OnlyMinnesotaBrainerd man gets 36-year sentence for sexually assaulting boyEditorials12 reasons to subscribe to the Enterprise

NewsNorth DakotaShareShare this articleNews reportingNews reportingBased on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.The Trust ProjectWhat is this?GRAFTON, N.D. — Every cop's worst nightmare. That's how longtime Walsh County Sheriff Ron Jurgens described this case, one he says he's never had in his career.A child left on the interstate because their parent allegedly did not want them.Ashley Johnson, 37 made her first court appearance in Walsh County court Thursday, Oct. 5, charged with child abandonment, child...

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