Casino gambler forgot his mom.
The Associated Press
GARY, Ind. - Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Chicago man who they say left his elderly mother in a wheelchair at a casino entrance for 15 hours while he gambled inside.
A spokeswoman for the Lake County prosecutor�s office in Indiana says Andrew Hawkins has been charged with neglect and faces up to three years in prison if convicted.
Casino workers say earlier this month, Hawkins requested a wheelchair for his 82-year-old mother.
He then allegedly left her at a pavilion that serves as the entrance to a pair of casinos along Lake Michigan.
Casino workers paged Hawkins the next morning when they noticed that the elderly woman was still there. They say he didn�t respond.