left 1 kid of 4 in shopping cart and driving off, realized baby was missing after 40 minutes

[Liberal_in_LA]

"I got into my car, and normally I put my cart away," says Peterson. "But I didn't need to because I parked at the front of the store and I never park there. And I drove away."

The baby was spotted almost immediately by an off-duty Phoenix police officer, who took the infant into a nearby Supercuts salon.

Fortunately, the boy was not injured and he is doing fine.

But in the days that followed, Peterson faced a blast of criticism on social media, as people called her a drug addict and a terrible mom.

But Gilbert police say Peterson returned to look for her baby within 40 minutes when she realized her mistake.

"As I was pulling into the garage, my 3-year-old goes, where's baby Huxton?'" Peterson says. "His car seat is right behind me. I turned around and realized it was gone."

"It was still a long time," Peterson admits. "It was still 40 minutes. It was not two hours. And I never took my other kids out of the car, so it wasn't like I knew I left him. I thought the whole time he was in my car."

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	crime that deserves misdemeanor penalty police are charging her with
	2 (17%)
	not a crime but family should be monitored
	0 (0%)
	not a crime but she deserves the wrath she is getting from internet
	1 (8%)
	horrible mistake, she came back when realized kid was missing leave her alone
	9 (75%)
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