Two men accused of leaving children out in cold in Plainview to sell candy

Monday, October 15, 2018
PLAINVIEW, Long Island (WABC) -- Two men on Long Island are under arrest after police say they left several children outside in the cold to sell candy.

Investigators say 19-year-old Kavon Thompson and 24-year-old Jamainne Hall dropped off 8 children around Plainview on Sunday afternoon to sell candy and cookies for the New York Youth Club.
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Nassau County Police Officers spotted one of the children, an 11-year-old girl, standing along outside of a Starbucks and noticed she wasn't properly dressed for the cool weather.

They then learned the girl was dropped off in Plainview along with 7 other children, who were quickly located.

Several of the children complained of being cold and not being able to contact the two men who dropped them off.
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Thompson and Hall were then located and taken into custody.

Both men face child endangerment charges.



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