Father leaves 2-year-old in vehicle during traffic stop, arrested, Visalia PD says

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A begetter was arrested aft allegedly leaving his two-year-old lad wrong his conveyance during a postulation stop, the Visalia Police Department said.

Officers accidental they attempted a postulation halt successful the country of Harvard Avenue and South Central Street astir 4:30 p.m. connected Thursday.

Police accidental a man, identified arsenic 20-year-old Amari Johnson, rapidly pulled implicit into the parking batch connected South Central Street, abandoned his conveyance and fled connected foot, leaving his two-year-old lad successful the car.

The constabulary section reports Johnson jumped done an flat model portion his kid stayed with instrumentality enforcement. Officers surrounded the gathering and Johnson was arrested.

During a hunt of the apartment, instrumentality enforcement reports a loaded shade AR-15 pistol with an further drum mag was found. Child Welfare Services was contacted.

Law enforcement says Johnson faces charges related to firearm offenses, kid endangerment, a no-bail warrant and cause possession. He was booked astatine the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Facility.