SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (ABC4) — A father is behind bars for allegedly leaving his 7-year-old child in an empty South Salt Lake apartment. The victim mentioned a fear that he would harm them.
Anthony Johnson, 42, was arrested on one count of child abandonment, a third-degree felony. He has yet to be formally charged.
According to the arrest statement, on Monday evening, a South Salt Lake Police (SSLPD) officer responded to an apartment complex after receiving a report that a 7-year-old child was found alone in a vacant apartment…