PORT ST. LUCIE — A 42-year-old man was arrested after allegedly leaving his baby daughter alone in a vehicle at a business on South U.S. 1, according to an affidavit released Wednesday.

Tyrone R. Anderson, of the 1900 block of Southeast Hillmoor Drive in Port St. Lucie, faces a felony child neglect charge following the Tuesday afternoon incidents in the 10700 block of South U.S. 1.

A witness reported seeing the vehicle about 4:30 p.m. with the baby inside. The vehicle was running and no adult was present. The witness said another person indicated the vehicle was parked in the same spot about 3:45 p.m.
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A Martin County toddler was taken to the hospital over the weekend after he fell from a second-story window.

Christopher Otto said his 3-year-old son, Brandon, was released from St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach on Sunday, just a day after the boy fell from his bedroom window.

“It was miraculous … that he walked away without even a concussion,” Otto said on Monday.

Otto was in another room tending to his other son shortly after 3 p.m. when Brandon pried off the safety locks of his windows and toppled down.

Children in the boy’s neighborhood said they saw the toddler toss some of his toys out the window before he climbed out and fell.

Otto said his son just got excited when he saw the children in the street below.

“He probably thought he was Spider Man,” he said.

John Williams

Hobe Sound resident John W. Williams told Martin County Sheriff’s deputies he had just put out a marijuana cigarette when he was stopped along Bridge Road on Wednesday afternoon.

Authorities said they searched his vehicle and found a baggie of pot and a manila envelope with cocaine inside.

Williams, 43, was arrested on misdemeanor marijuana possession and felony cocaine possession charges. His 2-year-old grandson was released to his mother.

Deputies issued Williams a traffic citation for failing to restrain the boy while driving.

Williams was released from the Martin County jail on Wednesday after posting $5,500 bond.