Iowa woman pled guilty after leaving children alone in house that later caught fire
Published: Jun. 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM CDT
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A North Liberty woman pled guilty to child endangerment after her children were left alone in a house that caught fire.
Brittany Airhart, 29, pled guilty to two counts of child endangerment with substantial risk.
On November 11, 2024, Airhart left her children home alone and a small fire started in the living room of her apartment. The building was evacuated.
Firefighters rescued her children along with a dog found in the apartment at around 4:30 a.m.
She faces a maximum of two years in prison, a $8,450 fine, and a $6,250 OWI fine.
Her sentencing is set for August 14 at the Johnson County Courthouse.
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