A Nevada mother has been arrested after her newborn baby boy was discovered abandoned in a dumpster in Sun Valley on Saturday.
Taylour Sierra Dickinson, 28, was arrested on Sunday and is facing charges for attempted murder and child abuse, neglect, or endangerment, News4 reported. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the Reno Gazette Journal that Dickinson is the child’s mother.
Around 1:00 p.m. on July 5, a bystander heard the infant crying in the dumpster and jumped in to save him. The baby is reported to be healthy and is receiving care at Renown Regional Medical Center, according to local news reports.
This infant was found in a dumpster, we are so relieved this baby was found in time, but
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