US EditionMother of children locked in storage unit sentenced to probation
Azyia Zielinski pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child neglect and received 18 months probation with parenting and mental health requirements, avoiding jail time per court order.
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Mother of kids found living in a storage unit avoids jail time
MILWAUKEE — The mother of six children found locked in a Milwaukee storage unit will avoid jail time. 26-year-old Azyia Zielinski will get 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to two counts of misdemeanor child neglect during her plea hearing in January. Four felony child neglect charges were dismissed during the same plea hearing. Court documents showed that police responded to a call for a crying baby inside the Storsafe unit near N. 2…
Mom who locked children in storage unit gets probation at sentencing
MILWAUKEE (Court TV) — A Wisconsin woman avoided prison time after pleading guilty to misdemeanor counts of child endangerment for locking her young children in a storage unit. Azyia Zielinski appears in court for her sentencing on March 19, 2026. (Court TV) Azyia Zielinski was initially charged with four felony counts of neglecting a child, as well as two misdemeanor counts on the same charge. The felony charges were dismissed as part of a plea…
Mom who locked 6 kids, including newborn, in ‘putrid’ storage unit overnight with only bucket for toilet will avoid prison
Inset: Azyia Zielinski (Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The inside of the storage unit where the couple allegedly locked their six kids (MCSO). A 26-year-old mother in Wisconsin will avoid prison after she and her husband were caught leaving their six children — four of whom were under the age of 6 — locked inside...
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