FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A couple accused of shoplifting from a Walmart in Lauderdale Lakes could face child neglect charges after three children were left alone in a car for hours after their arrest, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
Tosheba Hope, 30, and her boyfriend, Gerald Moultrie, 24, appeared before a Broward County judge Tuesday morning on grand theft charges.
According to the arrest reports, Hope and Moultrie stole more than $600 worth of tools and accessories from the Walmart.
BSO deputies said the couple failed to tell them that Hope's children -- ages 2, 5 and 7 -- were waiting for them in the car.
Hope, who is pregnant, and Moultrie were arrested about 7 p.m. Monday, but the kids weren't discovered until about 2 a.m. Tuesday.
Judge John Hurley released Hope on her own recognizance, but she could soon be back in jail to face new charges.
Hope tried to shield her face from news cameras as she left jail Tuesday afternoon.
"No comment," Hope said when asked by Local 10 News reporter Roger Lohse why she didn't tell deputies about the children.
The children were placed in the care of relatives.
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