John Jefferson
Inset: Amber Adams (Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The 7-Eleven gas station where Adams allegedly tried to abandon her two infants (KWTV).
A mother in Oklahoma is accused of drunkenly trying to leave her infant children at a 7-Eleven gas station so she could drive somewhere to have sex.
Amber Adams was taken into custody earlier this year and charged with two counts of felony child neglect, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.
A witness at the Oklahoma City 7-Eleven on June 6, 2024, called 911 and reported seeing Adams, who appeared to be very intoxicated, pull into the station and stop at one of the gas pumps, according to a report from Oklahoma City CBS affiliate KWTV.
The caller reportedly told the 911 dispatcher that Adams got out of the car and opened the passenger door. She then reached in and “grabbed a baby” by the arm as if the child “was a rag doll.” Adams then reportedly “tossed the baby to the ground.”
Afterward, she was allegedly trying to get a second child out of the vehicle when a friend who had been in the car with Adams intervened and put the first child back in the car, Oklahoma City Fox affiliate KOKH reported.
While it was unclear which child was removed from the car, KOKH reported that one of the kids was 4 months old while the other was 11 months old.
Once both kids were back in the car, the caller reportedly said Adams drove away from the station. The witness provided police with a description of her vehicle and officers were able to locate her and conduct a traffic stop a few miles away.
In an interview with police, Adams allegedly admitted that she had been drinking wine and tequila that evening. She also said that she had been trying to get in touch with the children’s father to set up a custody exchange but was unable to reach him.
Police said her plan was to leave the kids at the gas station and drop a pin, the location of which she was going to send to the father so he could “come and pick up the children,” KWTV reported.
Adams further explained to the officer that she was leaving the kids behind so she could get some “slingy sling,” KOKH reported. When pressed about what she meant by the phrase “slingy sling,” Adams allegedly responded that she was going to another person’s house to “f—.”
Adams’ friend was reportedly still in the car and told police that he had only known the woman for about two months. He also told officers that on one occasion, he watched as Adams downed four shots of tequila while she and both of the kids were in her car, per KOKH.
According to KWTV, Adams was so intoxicated that she told police her third child, a 6-year-old, had jumped out of the car that evening, prompting a frantic search. One neighbor told the station there were about 12 police vehicles in the area and officers with flashlights searching for the child. However, authorities said they later located the 6-year-old who was safe and staying with a family member.
Adams was initially released without being formally charged. Immediately following her release, she posted on social media that she was going to sell T-shirts depicting her mug shot for $10 each, KWTV reported.
A warrant for Adams’ arrest was issued on July 17, 2024. She is no longer in custody after a judge set her bond at $50,000.
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