MEMPHIS (Tennessee) - POLICE have charged a woman who they say threw a child car seat with a 2-month-old infant inside at a store employee when she was accused of shoplifting.
Detective Monique Martin said in a news release Monday that Camilla Fields of Memphis, Tennessee, was charged with felony child abuse and neglect and assault. Police did not know if she had an attorney.
A police report from the Wednesday incident says Fields was carrying the car seat when she was confronted by a Wal-Mart security guard about shoplifting.
Police say Fields threw the seat and ran away, causing the baby to land face down on the pavement. A paramedic treated the baby until the child regained consciousness.
The child's mother, Stacey Cleaves, was also charged with false reporting and child neglect. -- AP
