Crime & Safety
Father Arrested After Leaving Child In Car To Visit Strip Club
The accused had a blood-alcohol level of 0.3 at the time of his arrest.
HOLIDAY, FL—A New Port Richey man is facing child abuse charges after leaving his minor child in his car while he visited a strip club.
According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Dale Roger Ingram, 65, of 7217 Magnolia Valley Drive, New Port Richey, Ingram was traveling with his custodial child around 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, when he pulled into a closed business on U.S. 19 in Holiday and walked 60 yards north to a gentlemen’s club, leaving the child in the car.
About an hour later, deputies discovered the child alone in the car. Ingram admitted to leaving the child alone in the car. He had a blood-alcohol level of 0.3 at the time of his arrest.
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He is being held at the Land O’ Lakes Detention Center on a $3,500 bond.
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