Couple accused of leaving children, ages 1 and 3, alone twice in once night so they could go to dinner and a bar

A Texas couple was arrested on child abandonment charges after police say they left their one-year-old and three-year-old children alone at home twice in one evening. A neighbour’s call brought officers to the family’s Weatherford home around midnight, highlighting concerns about the children’s safety given their ages.

Breanna and Evan White, both 26, told police they first went to dinner at about 8pm, returned home, then went out again to a bar. Officers arrived as the couple returned at around 12.10am and confirmed no adult was present on the property while the children were alone. Child Protective Services placed the children with family members during the investigation; the couple were released from jail the same day on $5,000 bonds each.