Hopkinsville woman arrested for leaving children home alone

A Hopkinsville woman is now behind bars after police say she left her children home alone.

44-year old Lesia Acosta of Barberry Place is charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

According to Acosta’s arrest warrant, the children, who are 9 and 12 years old were left home alone overnight without food or any adult supervision.

The father of the children, who lives in Cadiz discovered they were home alone during a regular phone call.

Acosta was booked into the Christian County Jail on Friday.

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