Woman abandons baby on roadside after stealing car in California

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A woman stole a car with a baby inside, then abandoned the infant on the roadside before driving away. Theresa Johnson, 59, took the vehicle because she didn't want to walk, and initially didn't realize the four-month-old was in the back. The baby was found unharmed by a passerby. Johnson, who was high on methamphetamine at the time, pleaded guilty to multiple charges including abandoning a baby and theft. She was sentenced to eight months of home detention.


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