A mother who allegedly left her two young children on busy interstate 90 has been extradited to Kootenai 
County to face charges. 27-year-old Shannon Germanton (Duval) was transported to the Kootenai County jail to face two felony counts of injury to child. Germanton was arrested in Spokane and transferred from the Spokane County Jail earlier this month. Germanton is awaiting a preliminary hearing on the charges. Investigators say 27-year-old Germanton left her two young sons alone on the side of Interstate 90 between 6:30 and 7:30 Tuesday morning October 30th at the Washington-Idaho state line/Dylan Wohlenhaus, KHQ. More here.
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