Police Arrest Woman for Abandoning Newborn in Dumpster

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Police say they've arrested an 18-year-old woman for leaving her newborn son in an Everett dumpster in March.

Everett police said in a news release they arrested Samantha Houston of Everett Thursday on a charge of abandoning a dependent person.

Police got a tip this week that Houston had been pregnant and then appeared not to be pregnant anymore, refusing to talk about what happened.

Police say Houston told them she gave birth on March 25 and then panicked, wrapping the baby in a towel and placing him in a dumpster.

The newborn was treated at a hospital and placed in state custody. He is reportedly healthy.