A Fort Myers mother is in jail after police said she left four children under the age of 11 at her apartment while she planned to leave the country for Haiti.
Fort Myers police arrested Cindy Fleurant, 29, when she returned to the city on August 22.
Fort Myers Police took a call on August 18 about four children alone at an apartment on Thomas Street.
When they arrived, they found an 11-year-old girl who eventually told law enforcement that she was tasked with caring for her two brothers, both seven, and a six-year-old cousin. Continue reading