https://media.graytvinc.com/images/Untitled+design+(30)8.jpg — According to Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, 43-year-old Micah Adkins faces child neglect charges./ Source: (WFLX)

Florida man charged after 2-year-old seen running on highway

25 May 2020, 16:47

OKALOOSA CO., Fl. (WVLT/WFLX)-- A Florida man has been arrested after a driver spotted a 2-year-old toddler in diapers on a highway around midnight.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office says 43-year-old Micah Adkins had put the 2-year-old child in bed and was checking emails but didn't realize the boy had escaped.

The sheriff's office said Sunday that Adkins is facing a child neglect charge.

Adkins said the toddler had also escaped Friday and the garage door had been left open. The toddler was found in a nearby car wash.