Oklahoma Mother Arrested After Baby Is Abandoned at Florida Casino

Mar. 15, 2025

Rubi C. Verduzco.Photo:Broward Sheriff’s Office

Broward Sheriff’s Office

Rubi Verduzco, 29, was taken into custody on two counts of felony child neglect.

A police officer was called to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood on Christmas Eve and “observed an infant wearing a soiled diaper out in the open elements,” according to a Seminole Police Department probable cause affidavit.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.Desiree Navarro/Getty

Desiree Navarro/Getty

She allegedly appeared “very intoxicated, displaying bloodshot, watery eyes, slurring of her speech and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her breath.”

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The Florida Department of Children and Families took custody of the infant. Verduzco was booked into Broward County jail on a $2,500 bond, perNBC6.

source: people.com