Laurel County residents decided to intervene when they saw a 23-month-old baby alone and crying outside his home for multiple hours. Curtis Harbach and his wife had seen the toddler, in diapers, outside of his home on Delbert Hodge Road in London, Kentucky. They wondered where the parents were, but gave them the benefit of the doubt.
“The screen door was shut but the front door was open,” said Harbach.
After doing things around their home for a few hours, Harbach and his wife were surprised to see the 23-month-old child still alone and crying outside of his home.
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“He was thirsty, he was scared and he was crying and was neglected at that point,” said Harbach.
Harbach and his wife took the child to their house and called 911 after attempting to knock on the door and alert someone at home about the child.
According to the arrest citation the child’s father, Danny Jones, was home sleeping while the toddler was crying on the front porch for about four hours. Jones is charged with endangering the welfare of a minor, public intoxication and possession of drug paraphernalia.
“I’m very happy they got him before anything happened,” the child’s mother told LEX18. She said she does not have custody of her son.
“I could’ve gone to jail because I took someone else’s kid,” said Harbach. “My wife feels the same way, worth it to make sure the child was safe.”
We are told that the child is now safe with his grandparents.
