- Laraven Davis was arrested in Mableton, Georgia, after allegedly leaving her six-month-old daughter with Jiffy Lube employees and telling them they could keep the child.
- An auto shop employee called 911 after Davis left the baby with remarks that paperwork was in the bag if she did not return.
- Davis returned approximately 15 minutes later armed with a knife and demanded the infant back shortly before police officers arrived.
- Authorities arrested Davis and charged her with child abandonment and reckless conduct; she remains in custody at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.
- The baby was evaluated at a local hospital for soiled clothing and rashes before being placed in the custody of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services.
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