Georgetown woman charged after 6-year-old wanders into Walmart at 4 a.m.
A Georgetown, SC woman faces child endangerment charges after a 6-year-old boy was found alone in a Walmart in the early hours of Friday morning.
Georgetown woman charged after child found alone in Walmart at 4 a.m.
According to yahoo.com, the Georgetown Police Department (GPD) has charged a 47-year-old woman after a young child was found wandering unaccompanied inside a Walmart in Georgetown County, South Carolina.
Pamela Armstrong, of Georgetown, has been charged with Unlawfully Placing a Child at Risk of or Harm. On November 6, 2026, at approximately 4:00 a.m., a 6-year-old boy entered a Walmart at 1310 N. Fraser Street on his own.
GPD officers responded to the scene, confirmed the child was safe, and referred the matter to the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) for investigation. The criminal investigation that followed resulted in the child being placed into Emergency Protective Custody.
Armstrong was subsequently arrested and transported to the Georgetown County Detention Center, where she will be held pending a bond hearing, the department stated.
"The Georgetown Police Department would like to thank the public for their assistance in bringing this case to a successful resolution," GPD said in a statement.
Source: Google News GY — Georgetown