Amanda Rivera of Blairsville, Pennsylvania, was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of children after her young son was found on the roof of her home trying to hang on the power lines.
The 38-year-old mother was arrested on Sunday, March 15, and charged the next day, according to the court docket obtained by PEOPLE.
A neighbour told police she saw the child, a 7 or 8 year old boy, climb out of a window and onto the tall roof during extremely high winds andcalled 911 after spotting the boy on the 20-foot-high roof, putting him in danger of falling.
By the time police arrived at Rivera's residence, the boy, whose identity has not been publicly released, was back inside the home and unhurt, according to police sources.
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"The [neighbor] advised she took a video of a 7 or 8 year old boy on the roof," police wrote in paperwork, according to CBS Pittsburgh. "[The witness] stated that the boy was trying to hang on the power lines attached to the house."
Rivera claimed to police that the family was packing and preparing to move out and that she was running errands and spending time at the new house.
Rivera is awaiting a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 15 with Magisterial District Judge, Robert Steele Bell Sr. in an Indiana County court.
"I feel for the mother. I'm sure she was trying her best to move and do everything she needed to do. However, when you have children, you're responsible. Accidents happen, but that's completely unacceptable," Anna Zadecky, a Blairsville resident, told the outlet.
"I think too many people are not paying attention anymore. They don't realize that one little thing could happen so quick, and it changes all their lives forever.They don't realize that one little thing could happen so quick, and it changes all their lives forever," Zadecky added, per the outlet.
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