According to the arrest report, the mother, 34 year old Renee Pineda, told the deputy the nine year old is mature for her age.
Pineda also told the deputy that she “has to do what she has to do” because she is a single mother.
Pineda is out of jail after posting bonds totaling $20,000 dollars.
The deputy who responded to the 9-1-1 hangup also visited with the children’s grandmother, who lives nearby.
The grandmother told the deputy she was not aware the mother left the children home alone.
But both the grandmother and the nine year old told the deputy that Pineda was celebrating her graduation from cosmetology school.
The arrest report did not state who has custody of the children.