Arizona mom accused of leaving 2-year-old son in home garage with no AC

The Brief

  • 32-year-old Amy Nicole Shellhammer is facing charges of child abuse and failure to obey a court order, after she allegedly left her two-year-old son inside a garage without air conditioning.
  • Investigators say the two-year-old was found with fentanyl, meth, and THC in his system.
  • Detectives say Shellhammer admitted to smoking drugs multiple times a day while inside her home.

PHOENIX Court documents show a Mesa woman is facing child abuse and other charges, after she allegedly left her son inside a garage with no air conditioning.

What we know:

In court documents, the suspect was identified as 32-year-old Amy Nicole Shellhammer. Investigators accuse Shellhammer of leaving her two-year-old son inside her home’s garage with nobody home on July 29.

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