Myrtle Beach police once called her ‘missing’, but now she’s in jail
On Sunday, Myrtle Beach police asked for help locating a missing woman they said might be endangered. On Monday, she was charged with five counts of unlawful neglect of a child.
Dominique Chavel Hamm, 33, now faces a total of 50 years in prison.
According to her arrest warrants, officers responded to Dave & Buster’s at Broadway at the Beach at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday. There, they found five children — ages 11 to 15 years old — abandoned in a vehicle. The children were left in a Dodge van with alcohol containers.
A witness working security saw Hamm leave the area in a white Nissan, the report states.
Police say Hamm did not return and was unreachable several hours after the incident, according to the report.
On Sunday, police asked for the public’s help finding Hamm and a 9-year-old, who were considered missing and endangered. Around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Myrtle Beach officials announced they located the two and they were safe. Myrtle Beach police show Hamm was under arrest at 11 p.m. Sunday.
This story was originally published March 4, 2019 at 5:26 PM.
