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A Georgia mom is facing up to 1 year in jail for allowing her 11-year-old son to walk less than a mile into town by himself.
Brittany Patterson was charged with reckless conduct after her son was seen walking alongside the road into town in Mineral Bluff.
Her son, Soren, was approached by a woman who asked if he was fine. Soren said yes but the woman called the police anyway.
Police picked up Soren and then dropped him off at home before returning hours later to arrest Patterson.
Authorities offered to drop the charges if Patterson signed a form outlining a safety plan that would force her to track her children via GPS.
Patterson refused.
She faces a $1,000 fine and one year in jail.