Man arrested after allegedly leaving child in car while gambling in North Las Vegas casino

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LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- A Las Vegas man was arrested last week after he left a child inside a hot car while gambling at a North Las Vegas casino.

According North Las Vegas Police, Mitchel Hooks, 39, was arrested on Friday, July 16, after he left a 1-year-old child inside a hot car outside the Big Horn Casino near east Lake Mead Boulevard and Belmont Street.

Police said Hooks had consumed alcohol while inside the casino.

The child was taken to University Medical Center and their condition is unknown.

Hooks was taken into custody and charged with child abuse and leaving a child in a vehicle.