Police Believe Minnetonka Mom Left 6-Year-Old Alone Overnight to Go Drink

A Minnetonka woman has been charged with leaving her 6-year-old alone all night so she could go out and drink.

Hennepin County has issued a court summons for Jillian Rae Neimeyer, 26, on two counts: Gross-misdemeanor neglect of a child and misdemeanor fourth-degree DWI.

On Dec. 1 at about 8 a.m., Minnetonka Police were called to Hunters Ridge Apartments to investigate a case of child neglect. They met a woman who said that a 6-year-old boy had come to her apartment that morning claiming that "mommy was gone."

At about 8:35 a.m., Neimeyer drove into the apartment complex lot, according to police. Police say she smelled like alcohol and that she eventually admitted to leaving her son home alone from 12:35 a.m. to 8:35 a.m. while she was drinking alcohol at a friend's house.

Neimeyer was taken to jail where she agreed to a breath test, which came back at a .08 percent at 9:25 a.m. The boy was taken to the St. Joseph’s Home for Children in Minneapolis.

Neimeyer’s criminal history in Minnesota includes convictions for DWI in 2006 and disorderly conduct in 2011.