MEMPHIS WOMAN ARRESTED FOR TRANSPORTING CHILDREN IN PET KENNELS
Authorities say a Memphis, Tennessee, woman was arrested after video showed her transporting two children in pet kennels. Leimome Cheeks, age 62, was arrested and charged Saturday with two counts of child endangerment. They said she admitted to driving from Whitehaven to Collierville (about 27 miles) with her two grandchildren, who sat in kennels in the back of her truck. The children, ages 8 and 9, told police the kennels were very hot. They said their grandmother told them to sit in the kennels because there was no room in the truck. The temperature reached a high of 95 degrees Saturday in Memphis. Neighbors said they were shocked by the incident and said Cheeks recently bought two puppies, which is why the kennels were in her vehicle.