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Volusia County Man Arrested After Leaving 2-Year-Old Roadside, Deputies Say

DOTHAN, ALABAMA, JUL 14 – John Frank Gibson faces misdemeanor charges after leaving a child under 5 unattended in his SUV while drinking and dining, police said the child was unharmed.

  • On July 13, 2025, John Frank Gibson was arrested in Dothan, Alabama, on a charge of endangering the welfare of a child, and officers booked him into the Houston County Jail, Dothan police said.
  • According to an investigation report, Gibson left the child in his SUV while drinking at a bar late Saturday into early Sunday, and officers were called around 2 a.m. after witnesses reported seeing the child alone in the SUV; Scott Owens confirmed these reports.
  • According to authorities, the child emerged unharmed and entered state custody, and Scott Owens, public information officer for Dothan Police Department, said, `'He was pretty highly intoxicated.'`
  • First Baptist Church of Dothan said it has parted ways with Gibson since his arrest, and he was released on a $500 bond, according to Scott Owens, Dothan Police Department records.
  • Charged with endangering the welfare of a child, Gibson faces a misdemeanor, police said, in Dothan near the Georgia and Florida state lines.
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Preacher arrested after leaving 5-year-old alone in car to drink in bar

John Gibson, a pastor at First Baptist Church of Dothan, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

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