Police: Elyria mom left kids, went to bikini bar - The Morning Journal

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ELYRIA — A woman was arrested at a North Ridgeville bikini bar early on Sept. 21 after she left her 1- and 2-year-old children at home in Elyria by themselves, according to a police report.

Monica Ashby, 27, of Elyria, was arrested at Chrissy's Lounge, 39462 Center Ridge Road, after she told the bartender that she had left her children home alone, according to North Ridgeville police Capt. Marti Garrow.

The bartender then called North Ridgeville police, who arrived to find Ashby extremely intoxicated and incoherent, Garrow said.

Elyria police were contacted and arrived to arrest Ashby after investigating her 1864 Middle Ave., Elyria, apartment.

A security officer at Ashby's apartment complex told Elyria police he saw Ashby leave the building around 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 20. Police entered Ashby's apartment, which she had left unlocked, and found two children sleeping on a mattress in the living room, according to the report.

Ashby's cousin arrived at the apartment and took the children, according to the report.

Ashby is charged with child endangerment. She was taken to Lorain County Jail.

ELYRIA — A woman was arrested at a North Ridgeville bikini bar early on Sept. 21 after she left her 1- and 2-year-old children at home in Elyria by themselves, according to a police report.

Monica Ashby, 27, of Elyria, was arrested at Chrissy's Lounge, 39462 Center Ridge Road, after she told the bartender that she had left her children home alone, according to North Ridgeville police Capt. Marti Garrow.

The bartender then called North Ridgeville police, who arrived to find Ashby extremely intoxicated and incoherent, Garrow said.

Elyria police were contacted and arrived to arrest Ashby after investigating her 1864 Middle Ave., Elyria, apartment.

A security officer at Ashby's apartment complex told Elyria police he saw Ashby leave the building around 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 20. Police entered Ashby's apartment, which she had left unlocked, and found two children sleeping on a mattress in the living room, according to the report.

Ashby's cousin arrived at the apartment and took the children, according to the report.

Ashby is charged with child endangerment. She was taken to Lorain County Jail.