Florida Mother Faces Four Child Neglect Counts After Vegas Trip

A Florida mother was arrested on four counts of child neglect after authorities found her four children, ages 9, 11, 12 and 14, without adult supervision while she was working in Las Vegas. Irene Miller, 50, left Kissimmee on October 18 and planned to return on October 23, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

The investigation began on October 21, when one of the children called 911 shortly after 8:30 p.m. to report that a dumbbell had fallen on her 9-year-old brother's head, the sheriff's office said. Deputies responding to the call found all four children at home without an adult.

The injured boy was taken to a hospital, treated and released, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies then contacted Miller, who said she was working in Las Vegas and had arranged for a babysitter to check on the children.

Miller told investigators the babysitter visited before and after school but was not expected to remain overnight, according to the sheriff's office. The children's father was also contacted and agreed to take the children to his residence on Friday.

After Miller returned to Florida, detectives met with her and took her into custody, the sheriff's office said. She was booked into the Orange County jail and had subsequently been released, according to jail records.

Osceola County Sheriff Chris Blackmon said the agency would pursue cases involving parents who fail to provide appropriate supervision and care for their children.

"The Osceola County Sheriff's Office will not tolerate child neglect. These cases will be investigated, and charges will be brought against the parents who are not properly supervising or caring for their children," said Blackmon in a statement Monday.

An attorney for Miller did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment. The available reports did not provide further details about the legal proceedings following her release from jail.