Louisiana woman charged after leaving her child on roadway, falsely reporting kidnapping: police

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A Louisiana woman is behind bars after police say she falsely reported the kidnapping of her young son last week.

Artasia Viges, 24, called authorities at around 1 a.m. on Nov. 5 to report the alleged kidnapping of her young son near U.S. 190 and Industrial Road in Eunice, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Viges said she was parked on the roadway changing a flat tire when “individuals in an older model truck” took her son.

When deputies arrived at the scene, they learned quickly that citizens found the little boy alone in the parking lot of Heinen Medical Clinic with “abraison injuries to his knees,” the sheriff’s office said.

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Artasia Viges, 24, is facing multiple charges after police said she lied about her son being kidnapped after she left him unattended on a major roadway. (St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office)

The child, whose age was not disclosed, told police that his mother “ran him over” and left him on the side of the road. He was taken to a hospital to be treated.

Juvenile detectives with the sheriff’s office were called to investigate because of the extreme difference in statements between the child and his mother.

The sheriff’s office said a later interview with Viges “revealed the awful truth,” which was that the little boy was not kidnapped, but left unattended on a major roadway and “allowed to run off in the night.”

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Heinen Medical Clinic in Louisiana

The young boy was found by citizens alone in the parking lot of Heinen Medical Clinic with abrasions to his knees. (Google Earth)

“What started as a disagreement between a mother and a child became a bizarre reaction to the child having a tantrum,” the sheriff’s office said on Facebook.

When Viges pulled the car over, her son jumped out of the car before it came to a stop, which caused the injuries to his knees. The sheriff’s office noted that he was “obviously not properly restrained.”

Viges allegedly told detectives that she did not try to go after her son and she “ultimately lost sight of him.”

U.S. 190 and Industrial Road

Viges, 24, claimed her son was kidnapped near U.S. 190 and Industrial Road (above intersection) in Eunice, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. (Google Earth)

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Viges is charged with cruelty to juveniles, child desertion and false swearing for purpose of violating public health of safety.

She is in the St. Landry Parish Jail on a $200,000 bond.

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