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.

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.

It was dinnertime as usual for Brittany Patterson when the police came and hauled her off to jail in front of her kids on October 30.