Police: Naked Woman Jailed After Abandoning Child, Urinating On Officers

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DAYTONA BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) — A Daytona woman has been arrested after police say she abandoned her child with strangers and fought officers while she was being placed into custody.

Multiple news outlets report Daytona Beach police arrested 34-year-old Jennifer Cael Thursday on charges including child neglect and resisting an officer with violence.

According to a charging affidavit, Cael left her child with strangers Thursday night at a lobby of an apartment complex.

Police later found Cael intoxicated and naked inside an apartment. Police say she approached officers and punched one in the chest. They say she also urinated on them when they tried placing her in handcuffs.

She's been charged with child neglect and resisting arrest.

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