---
title: "Kentucky Woman Arrested for Leaving Kids in Car With Loaded Guns While She Tanned"
description: "The two children were five-years-old and five-months-old, respectively."
date: "2018-09-22"
modified: "2018-09-22"
authors:
  - name: "Caleb Jacobs"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/caleb-jacobs"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/23761/kentucky-woman-arrested-for-leaving-kids-in-car-with-loaded-guns-while-she-tanned"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Automotive Crime"
  - "Kentucky"
  - "Midwest"
---

# Kentucky Woman Arrested for Leaving Kids in Car With Loaded Guns While She Tanned

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A Kentucky woman was arrested on Tuesday after leaving her two children inside a car with loaded guns while she visited a Louisville tanning salon.

Monica Gentry, a 25-year-old woman from Shepherdsville, was allegedly apprehended by Louisville Metro Police after officers found her children still alone when they arrived at the scene. According to a report from local news outlet [*WDRB*](<https://www.wdrb.com/story/39150260/shepherdsville-woman-arrested-for-leaving-2-children-in-her-car-while-getting-a-tan>)*,* Gentry faces charges for endangering the welfare of a minor. One firearm was said to be within reach of the older child, who is five-years-old, while the younger sibling, five-months-old, also remained in the car for about 30 minutes while their mother was inside the Sun Tan City location.

Police were reportedly tipped off by a passerby who phoned in the situation, saying they had seen the children alone in the car. [AccuWeather](<https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/louisville-ky/40202/september-weather/348428>) data shows that the high temperature for Tuesday was 93 degrees Fahrenheit in Louisville.

A police department spokesperson was not immediately available upon *The Drive's* request for comment on the situation.

## Author
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