FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia mother is facing jail time because her 10-year-old son walked into town by himself. Body camera video shows the moments that deputies showed up at Brittany Patterson’s door. On Oct. 30, Patterson said she took one of her children to the doctor.

Brittany Patterson was arrested for reckless conduct after her nearly 11-year-old son was found walking alone near their home. Her charges have sparked outrage online.

On Oct. 30, while Patterson had taken another one of her kids to a doctor’s appointment, her son Soren left the family’s home in Mineral Bluff, Ga., and went into town, according to the outlets. Patterson was notified when the Fannin County Sheriff’s Office called her to tell her where her son was.

Brittany Patterson was booked on a misdemeanor reckless conduct charge after she admitted her son went off without telling her. She said he was never in danger.

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