Woman Is Arrested For Forgetting To Return Videotapes To Store
A 4-year-old girl cried “Don’t take my mommy to jail!” as deputies arrested her mother for failing to return three videotapes and a video game she had rented.
Denise Lawrence, 24, was taken to a magistrate’s office Thursday, released without bail and told to appear in court in a week.
She was charged with failure to return rental property and could get up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
Lawrence said she forgot about “Dumb and Dumber,” “Black Beauty,” “Rescuers Down Under” and the video game “Dinosaurs for Hire.” She rented them from the Video Club on July 12.
When Sgt. Allen Cheeks showed up at her home, Lawrence was with her children, ages 1, 2, 4 and 5. Daughter Ashley pleaded with the officer.
Cheeks agreed to let Lawrence call her husband, Clay, to come home to take care of the children.