KILLEEN, Texas – A Killeen woman allegedly left her child alone in her apartment overnight to go on a date in San Antonio, according to court documents.
Reese Louise Myers, 25, is being charged with abandonment and endangering a child, which is a state jail felony.
The Killeen Police Department found a 16-month-old child “protruding from the window” at an apartment complex located at 600 West Hallmark Avenue in July, records show. Myers was arrested on Nov. 5 and posted bond on Nov. 21.
The child was found in only a T-shirt with feces on the 16-month-old’s skin and showed signs of possible diaper rash, Killeen police confirmed to KSAT.
The child was alone with two dogs, according to the arrest affidavit.
Myers told Killeen police that she was in San Antonio — three hours away — to visit a man she met on the dating site Hinge, the affidavit states.
Myers left the baby alone overnight, according to the affidavit.
Myers told officers she had a babysitter, who she found on Facebook, to look after the child.
The babysitter had previously taken care of the child in December 2023. However, the babysitter told police she had not spoken to Myers since then.
Another woman, who said she knew Myers, told police that Myers and her child lived with the woman and her husband for one month in October 2023.
While Myers lived at the couple’s residence, the woman told police she witnessed Myers leave the couple’s house and the child alone at night. According to the affidavit, the woman said Myers would normally return to the home the next day.
The child was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Child Protective Services later took custody of the child, Killeen police said.
