Uniontown man waives child endangerment charge
A Uniontown man who police allege was intoxicated and unconscious on the porch of a Uniontown residence while his 2-year-old daughter wandered in traffic last month will stand trial.
Shawn Andre Hodgetts Jr., 28, of 312 W. Main St. was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, recklessly endangering another person and possession of drug paraphernalia following the incident April 30.
Hodgetts waived all charges against him to Fayette County Court following a preliminary hearing on Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge Michael M. Metros.
Uniontown police Lt. Thomas Kolencik said that officers were called to Montview Street for a report of a child wandering in the street on May 16.
He said that when he arrived, the child was crying, had dirt on her face and a wet diaper.
Kolencik said that a man spotted the child and was caring for her until police arrived.
Kolencik said that he eventually found Hodgetts on a screened-in rear porch a few houses from where the girl was discovered.
Hodgetts remains free after posting $4,500 straight cash bond.