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Woman Charged After Abandoning Baby In Parking Lot

October 7, 2011 at 5:22 am by Jaded

Houston, TX — Chanta Johnson is accused of abandoning her 5-month-old daughter in a store parking lot last month because she no longer wanted her. That, in itself, is a dick move…but you know what’s even worse? She forced her 7-year-old son to help…

Police spoke with a witness who said she saw Johnson leave the baby in the parking lot. The woman said she picked the baby up and – since she knew Johnson – went after her, finding her at a nearby basketball court. When the woman approached Johnson with the child, Johnson reportedly said she didn’t want the baby and didn’t care what happened her. She also told the woman to go ahead and call CPS on her, she didn’t care.

Distraught and shocked, he woman left with the child, but instead of calling police or CPS, she called another friend. Together, the women approached Johnson with the baby a second time. By this time, the kid was crying, hungry and in need of a diaper change. The second woman told Johnson she needed to take care of the infant, to which Johnson reportedly replied no, adding “I know you are going to call CPS on me, go ahead.” This time, they called the cops.

Johnson was charged with child abandonment and is being held on a $20,000 bond. Court records indicate she was just released from the Harris County Jail two weeks ago after serving 10 days for a misdemeanor assault.

When police interviewed Johnson’s young son, he told investigators that his mother made him remove the baby’s car seat from the vehicle and place it on the ground before she drove off with him. He said she told him she “did not want the child any more.” Both children are now in protective custody.

Tags: Chanta Johnson, child abandonment, Texas

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Anonymous

You bitch!!!
Anonymous

Another reason why I think some prison time should also come with forced sterilisation.
http://justiceforcaylee.synthasite.com/ shyloh

Egg donors don’t make parents… This proves it.
http://www.facebook.com/ericagieras Erica Gieras

What a CUNT
Anonymous

Take the baby to a hospital, you numb cunt. STERILIZE THIS WHORE with a hot fucking poker.
Anonymous

This is why people kill their children. Does that state not have a safe haven law? She should be able to drop the kid off and not be prosecuted. Not dump her in a parking lot, but still why would those women keep trying to give her the kid back lol. Those idiots should have called police right away. I don’t agree with this lady, but it scares me when they prosecute people for not wanting their kids bc that sends the message that since you will be in trouble if you give them up, then you should just kill them instead.
Enzo the Fucking Baker

I wonder what the 7 year old did to keep in good graces with Super Mom here? Was he like the most awesome kid ever and the new baby wasn’t?
Either way, she’s the worst parent ever and needs to have her uterus removed.
Anonymous

May this woman bleed from the twat each day of her sick life and be forced to use fiberglass tampons wrapped in barbwire.
Enzo the Fucking Baker

That sounds totally inhumane, I like it a lot.
Anonymous

No excuse for this crap, but what do you expect from a jailbird.Those two woman are dumb to try to force the baby back onto the mom who left her in a parking lot.
Jemimabean

I think you’ve coined my new favourite damning phrase!
Anonymous

I feel awful for the little boy. What does it do to a child to watch your mom abandon your sister because she doesn’t want her anymore? I’m so tired of these dumb sluts. Fucking has consequences. When are women going to realize that they have to take responsibility for their reproductive health? Is it fair, no, but the unfortunate truth still remains that the female bears the burden of carrying, having, and caring for the result. Dad may be required to help financially, if you know who that is. I’m certainly not one of those abstinence prudes, but how fucking hard is it to take a godamn pill?
reapre

Actually looking at the safe haven laws, they are kinda fucked up: http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/safehaven.cfm

http://www.nationalsafehavenalliance.org/states/texas/

The baby CANNOT be older than 60 days in Texas.
Anonymous

Imagine what the 7 year old was feeling, is still feeling. His mother made him leave his sister in the carrier and walk away from her, leaving her to whatever fate brought to her. He probably wondered when “Mom” was gonna get sick of him and decide she didn’t want HIM. So, of course, he was doing everything she wanted. That poor kid.

Thank goodness someone saw her do it. I certainly hope they don’t slap her on the wrist and give her probation or something. The last thing those kids need is to ever be exposed to this bitch again.
Anonymous

if i was the friend i wouldn’t have given her a second chance..imagine if she took the baby back and she did something worse with her this time…i’m always thinking the worst
guillotinegirl

Why the parking lot? Did she forget her receipt so she couldn’t return him to the store?
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_PKSJ42VBXNAFJLOH54Y3K4KTXU Heather Habilatory

How long has birth control been around!? Fucking use it! I’m poor as hell and I still manage to afford it. There is no damn excuse for it.
And I know BC doesn’t always work (I have two children that prove it) but then give the damn kid up for adoption!
Anonymous

This sperm dumpster needs to be sterilized…..by a hot fireplace poker.

I would slap her, but shit splatters!
Anonymous

You don’t need any damn safe haven law to give your kids up for adoption in any state. Problem there is these bitches might need sperm donor’s permission HAHA and then they gotta “find” baby daddy and well, hell, who has time for that when we can just drop the baby off in a parking lot somewhere? Someone will pick it up and give it a home, who cares if it’s a pedophile or someone worse than the damn egg donor to begin with! Stupid Bitch!!!
In my almost 50 years I have taken in 3 kids that I have gotten legal custody of and I took them all in off the street, the youngest was 13 when I got her, the oldest was 15 when we found him. I can’t imagine what I would have done had I found a baby but I damn sure wouldn’t have tried to give her back! I probably would have tried to take the 7 year old from her as well! I hope she never gets them back since it’s clear she doesn’t want them. Send them to my house, there’s always room.
Anonymous

It’s strange, I feel kind of bad for this woman, but I seem to be in a very small minority.

She wasn’t trying to ‘get away with’ anything. She left the baby where it would be found almost immediately (which it was). She knew they were going to call CPS on her and she would get in trouble. She didn’t hide. She didn’t hit the baby or stuff it in a dumpster.

It sounds like she reached the end of her rope and just couldn’t take it anymore. I’m more worried about the women who kept trying to give a kid back to a woman who obviously didn’t want it! WTF?
Anonymous

I used to tell my cousin that I was looking for her receipt when she acted up while I was babysitting her. I would always tell her she was going back to Toy “backwards R” Us.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

“it scares me when they prosecute people for not wanting their kids bc
that sends the message that since you will be in trouble if you give them up, then you should just kill them instead.” I think that logic is flawed;I think that if people like Chanta think like that they are fucked up in the head,and are going to do what ever they want to do anyway.This type of thinking is called – jail house logic,and it’s why if you ask most inmates if they are guilty of the crime which they were convicted they will say “no.” One of the things that society needs is greater individual accountability for personal actions,instead of what we normally see which is people quickly blaming others for their errors, and mistakes.If a woman does not want a child the very first thing that she should do is not trip and fall on a sperming dick.Failing that and the child is born then, like it or not, its ultimately not the kids fault that it is here on earth;its the mothers fault and its “her” responsibility to do the right thing – which is not to drive off and leave the kid in a parking lot.Who wants to bet against me ? I bet the two kids have different dads, and that Chanta had a falling out with the 5 month old’s baby daddy.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

Good points,but I don’t feel bad for her at all.I feel bad for the two children.The article makes no mention of home life – so we really have no idea how she was treating those two kids.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

5 month old probably has a different father, and was being removed for his sins.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

” Is it fair” and is it “unfortunate” ? I think it’s fair,and I don’t think it’s unfortunate.It’s exactly the way that nature intended it to be.What I don’t think is fair is when a man gets raped financially by the court because he married a piece of pussy and the divorce court considers him to be well off.Tiger Woods for example – he was wrong,no argument there … however his wife (at the time) did absolutely nothing to earn millions of fucking dollars of the mans money.I think that in divorce cases the woman should get pretty much what ever it was that she brought into the marriage, and the same goes for the guy.Other than that if she has no money of her own to live on I do think she should be granted some form of a living wage; but I think that should last no more than a year,two at the most – if it is in the form of payments.Women should not reap a win-fall simply because they have a pussy.I am very aware of what the law says on this,and I am very aware that most women will not agree with me.It’s just my opinion.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

Well Stated.
Anonymous

I think there is a misunderstanding here. I’m not talking about divorced couples at all. I am talking about the fact that women need to understand that ultimately when it comes to having and caring for a child the buck stops with them. The situation I am pointing out is when someone hooks up with a guy and gets pregnant she no legal recourse outside of financial assistance. No court can force dad to take the baby when mom is at her wits end because she’s been up all night. It might be backwards and unfair, but the reality of the situation is what it is and so I believe it is, at the end of the day, up to the woman to protect herself if she doesn’t want a baby.
Athena

It’s kind of contradictory, actually. You suggested earlier in the thread that, if a woman doesn’t want to deal with an unwanted child, she shouldn’t have sex. By this same logic, if a man doesn’t want to deal with alimony, he probably shouldn’t get married. In fact, marriage is far less necessary than sex.

BTW, alimony laws are the same for men and women. If it was the woman making the money and she fucked up and caused the marriage to end, the man has every right under the law to be awarded an equally ridiculous alimony. The difference is, men don’t tend to ask for alimony. But that’s their choice.
LeaveMeBe

Although I can’t say I feel bad for her, I know what you mean. And I agree with the rest of what you said, although the woman who kept trying to give the baby back to her was probably in shock and couldn’t believe it any more than the rest of us on here. What a fucked up situation.
LeaveMeBe

I beg to differ with your opinion of her being the worst parent ever. I have seen far worse parents on this site. This baby is alive and unharmed. So many others written about on here aren’t.
LeaveMeBe

Sometimes laws make it difficult for a parent to make the choice to give up their kid the right way. I know that here in Texas you can legally “abandon” your child to CPS (basically say I will no longer take responsibility) and you will be charged with abandonment, go through a court proceeding, have to pay child support to the state and it will permenantly be on your criminal record for employers and others who run background checks can see it. Also, if you have more than the one, they will take all of your kids if this is the route you choose. Not taking a side here, just stating facts.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

No … I got you the first time … I should have been clearer … the first sentence is actually in response to your comment … the rest is just a sore spot with me and had no bearing on you.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

“It’s kind of contradictory” No contradiction Athena,let me explain what I was trying to say better - ”You suggested earlier in the thread that, if a woman doesn’t want to deal with an unwanted child, she shouldn’t have sex.” Correct,that is exactly what I meant.” By this same logic, if a man doesn’t want to deal with alimony, he probably shouldn’t get married. In fact, marriage is far less necessary than sex.” Also correct.I don’t take issue with these facts – I take issue with the money amounts that are handed out.”BTW, alimony laws are the same for men and women.” I am aware of this fact,which is why I stated – “I think that in divorce cases the woman should get pretty much what ever it was that she brought into the marriage, and the same goes for the guy.” I don’t like the idea that a guy can do a win- fall on a woman any more than I like a woman doing it to a man.You are right when you say that most men do not file this,but it has happened before, and I just think regardless of the sex of the person going for the cash that it is wrong.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

I also live in Texas so I know that here you can drop your baby off at any safe location – such as a fire dept. and no charges will be filed against you;that is unless you have been abusing the child,before the drop off.
http://www.courier-gazette.com/articles/2011/09/08/plano_star-courier/news/8868.txt
Anonymous

While I think the mother is a piece of crap for abandoning her baby in a parking lot, at least she didn’t try to sell her or worse. I feel bad for the seven year old, who has had years with aband’omom.
http://truecrimereport.com iLLusionS

I am surely feeling bad for both kids at this moment…The little boy had to fear he was next! And I am glad the folks her saw her DID something…but I think they went about it the wrong way….by trying to “force” the child back on her….Obviously that IS NOT where the child needs to be if the woman is leaving her in a parking lot right before your eyes….Anyhow I guess this is also a better alternative to what could have happened to the child…starting from being ran over in the parking lot, and so many other things…what a big fish eyed witch!
Anonymous

Shhhhhhh! Don’t say it too loud or they will hear you!
Anonymous

Thank you for not abusing the baby, however you are causing psychological abuse/trauma to the elder child.

With that said, BITCH! LEAVE THE BABY WITH A RELATIVE SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE IT TO CPS & THEN NOT FUCKING GO TO JAIL.

Global warming is getting so bad it’s been raining assholes these days.
Anonymous

So that’s what that smell is…
Anonymous

I was thinking the same thing. My ex-husband is remarried and just had a baby with his wife. My 12 and 9-year-olds are crazy about that baby. I think both of them would be totally horrified and broken hearted if they watched their stepmom or dad drop the baby off in a parking lot and drive away. It would damage a part of their heart and forever end whatever trust they had in their dad and stepmom.
Anonymous

While I agree with you to some extent, how many babies have to die in order to teach society a lesson? There have been several cases where people wanted to just drop off the kid but didn’t bc they were scared of being in trouble. Part of the reason they came out with the safe haven law, I would imagine. So even though it sucks that society wants to disregard their responsibility and dump off their kids when it was a problem they created in the first place, I still would gladly comprimise my need for “throwing the book at them” for a get out of jail free card if it meant that the childs life might be spared. As for why someone wants to get rid of their kid, we just don’t know. It very well could be good old fashioned selfishness (and probably is) but it also could be one of those cases where the woman gets post partum depression and has been having thoughts of harming the child for weeks etc etc. Perhaps she knew that she was dangerous to this kid. In despair, and not wanting to actually follow through with her homicidal thoughts, she decided to just drop it off somewhere safe. I would take that any day over getting so stressed that you shake or beat the baby. In a perfect world people would just man up and not do these things, but they do happen. Ordinarily I would say we need to be tough bc society wont change until they learn that they wont be getting a break for their poor choices. But..in these cases where they involve innocent children it might be better to just give them a break so they don’t feel backed into a corner and do something worse.
Enzo the Fucking Baker

i choose to say this woman sucks and is one of the worst parents, along with all the other worst parents out there and on crime sites. And who’s to say she’s never harmed the baby before? I would say being abandoned isn’t a loving gesture, but I’m just a fucking Baker, what do i know?
Anonymous

Tennessee is has a 3 day age limit.
Anonymous

Cedric move to Texas then. No alimony here.
Anonymous

It’s the Depression. I think we’re going to be hearing about a lot more of these situations.
Anonymous

One of those kids was in the great state of Texas, I found this kid living in the park, turns out he was a ward of the state already!!! His wonderful mother still had parental rights but she was in the military and didnt want to be bothered with him and yes that was the case, I had the displeasure of meeting her in my home where she walked in and instead of giving him a hug or a kiss, she told him to drop and give her 20 for looking at her wrong. I told her to get the fuck out of my house and next time she would see him would be in court for custody. That poor kid had been passed his whole life because of her “career”. She didnt pay a dime in support and the state paid for everything for him. I have his entire case file from the state, cps is a joke.
LeaveMeBe

This is true, but only if the baby is 60 days old or younger. If this particular case had been here in Texas, this woman could not have anonymously dropped her child off at a designated safe haven, it was too old. My point was that if a parent of a child 61 days or older feels the need drop the child off and walk away and wants to do it legally, there is so much red tape involved that it may drive them do something far worse than abandon their child in a busy parking lot. I do not agree with what this woman did by any means but I am thankful this story wasn’t any worse.
LeaveMeBe

I hate hearing things like this, but I do everyday. I know the good side and the bad side of Protective Services and I feel so bad for the boy you took in. I don’t know how long ago this was, but I know laws have changed recently and although I understand why they changed, it just makes me more frightened for so many of these kids who get “lost” in the system or fall through the cracks due to their age or indifference by social services. At the same time, I will stand up for some of the people I know who work tirelessly and put themselves out there for the youth who need them so badly. It sucks when law makers who don’t know shit pass laws that hinder a caring heart and do not help those who need it most. I’m glad the young man had you though. Thank you.
Shauna Olsen

What happened to putting a baby up for adoption? If she was not wanting.another child why not put himher up for adoption?
cherrybubblesbonbon

that was the part of this story that really disturbed me too deety… surely it was obvious to the other women that this mother was in the process of losing her marbles ??? i also don’t see why there isn’t a safe haven law in every state!