The arrest followed an investigation by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, where officers discovered a child left alone for two weeks and several emaciated animals in poor living conditions.

PALATKA, Fla. (WCJB) - A Putnam County mother is in jail for leaving her child at home as she vacationed in Las Vegas. Jessica Copeland, 37, is charged with child neglect and animal torment. Deputies say the teen, whose age was not released, was left home alone for two weeks as Copeland was in Vegas.

By Olivia Lloyd A mom left her teenage son without the “necessities to survive” while she went on vacation to Las Vegas for two weeks, according to Florida authorities.