FREDERICKSBURG- A woman shopping at a Fredericksburg Walmart was arrested Thursday because police said she left her baby in her vehicle while in the store.

Emma Okyere, 37, of Stafford, was arrested for felony child neglect just before 10:30 am at the Walmart at 1800 Carl D. Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg.

A customer reported that he found a crying infant left unattended inside a vehicle in the parking lot. The baby was in a child restraint seat, police said.

A few minutes after the officer arrivedat the store, the babys mother returned to the car. Police found that Okyere completedtwo separate shopping transactions in the store, leaving the infant in the vehicle for about 30 minutes.

Okye was incarcerated at the Rappahannock Regional Jail under a $1,500 bond. The infant was turned over to Child Protective Services and later released to a family member, police said.