OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) — An Oil City woman who allegedly left two small children home alone recently waived her preliminary hearing.

According to online court documents, the following charges against 26-year-old Cherokee Davis, of Oil City, were waived for court on Wednesday, September 19:

– Endangering Welfare of Children — Parent/Guardian/Other Commits Offense, Felony 3
– Endangering Welfare of Children — Parent/Guardian/Other Commits Offense, Misdemeanor 1
– Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Misdemeanor 2 (two counts)
– Tamper With/Fabricate Physical Evidence, Misdemeanor 2

The charges have been transferred to the Venango County Court of Common Pleas.

Davis remains free on $25,000.00 unsecured bail.

Details of the case:

According to a criminal complaint, on August 8, Oil City Police responded to a welfare check at a residence on Fern Court for a four-year-old child and a six-year-old child.

According to the complaint, the investigation revealed that Cherokee Davis left the two children home without adult supervision or anything to eat. Davis allegedly left her residence for work at 6:00 a.m. At 9:00 a.m., two children were found knocking on a neighbor’s door to tell the neighbor they were hungry.

The complaint notes that Davis contacted the neighbor earlier that day to ask if she would be able to babysit the children, and the neighbor said she would not be available due to appointments.

According to the complaint, Davis misled Chief Wenner and Officer Anderson by providing them with false information stating that she had child supervision available.

Davis was arraigned at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 8, in Magisterial District Judge Andrew F. Fish’s office.