Baby Endangered in Bizarre Stafford Incident: Police

STAFFORD, VA — The mother of a baby boy was arrested early Wednesday morning along with three others in a bizarre incident during which the 1-month-old infant was present, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.

Alleethia Ardele Burgess, 31, of Fallbrook Lane in Dale City, was charged with felony child neglect and public intoxication.

Around 5 a.m., police responded to a report from multiple callers about strange and boisterous behavior by four people wandering along Oak Road. One caller reported seeing a female sitting on the road with a baby on the ground.

When police arrived, they observed people standing outside a gray Ford Focus. One man, police say, was pacing around speaking incoherently while carrying an infant. A woman dressed in a nightgown was seated in the vehicle staring into space and laughing. Another man, police say, was standing on the passenger side of the vehicle staring into the distance.

As police began to investigate, one of the men put the baby on the driver's seat of the vehicle and then tried to sit down on the seat before police intervened. Police tried to question the four but none provided any coherent explanation.

Police looked after the baby until Child Protective Services arrived and took custody of him.

David Elwood-Lewis Anderson, 37, of Fallbrook Lane in Woodbridge, was charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest.

Lakesha Ann James, 34, of Evansdale Road in Woodbridge, was charged with public intoxication.

Marcus Antonio Hunter, 29, of Dixon Court in Woodbridge, was charged with public intoxication.

Photo: Stafford County Sheriff's Office