Jennifer Janus Yeager Biography
Police arrested Jennifer Janus Yeager, 49, and charged her with two counts of endangering the health or life of a child, two counts of reckless conduct, and was also cited for failing to secure an eight-year-old and a 16-year-old inside a vehicle, WTSP reported.
Jennifer Janus Yeager Age
She is 49 years old.
Police Investigation Reports
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told officers that a car was driving around with children inside an inflatable swimming pool around 3 p.m. Tuesday, the Dixon Police Department said in a statement.
When police investigated, they discovered a white Audi with a light blue inflatable swimming pool driving westbound on Route 2 in Illinois, WIFR reported.
Jennifer Janus Yeager Arrested
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The Dixon Police Department announces the arrest of Jennifer A. Janus Yeager, age 49, of Dixon, Illinois on 7/9/19 at approximately 3:07 p.m. The Dixon Police Department received a complaint from a concerned citizen about an Audi passenger car driving north on the Peoria Avenue Bridge with children inside of a pool, on the roof of the vehicle.
Officers searched the area and observed a white Audi Q5 driving westbound on IL Route 2, just west of Palmyra Road, with a blue inflatable pool on the roof with two juveniles inside of the pool.
Yeager was arrested at the scene, booked, and later released from custody after she posted bond.
Jennifer Janus Yeager Statements
Yeager allegedly told officers she was driving into town to inflate the swimming pool at her friend’s house and had the kids ride on top of the empty pool on the way home to hold it in place.
Fast Facts You Need to Know
- Jennifer Janus Yeager, 49, from Illinois, charged with endangering the health or life of a child, and reckless conduct
- She was caught driving with a blue inflatable pool resting on roof of her Audi SUV, with her two daughters sitting inside
- Yeager told police she had gone to a friend’s house to inflate the pool, and then had her children sit inside to hold it down on their drive home