Arizona man accused of leaving his twin children at home while he went gambling

An Arizona man is accused of child abuse, according to court documents, after the man's twin children were allegedly left behind in their home for hours.Court documents identified the suspect as 37-year-old Craig Thomas Opdycke.Investigators allege that on Sept. 13, Opdycke left his home to go to the casino and play slots for almost five hours.

"When officers contacted the citizen, he estimated that he saw the kids outside for approximately 20 minutes prior to him calling 911 for assistance," read a portion of the court documents. "The citizen stated that he saw the kids running near the street, and were nearly to the end of the street before he brought them back to the home."

Officers later conducted a welfare check after announcing their presence, and received no response from inside the home. No one was found inside the home. "[Opdycke] stated numerous times that he messed up, and this was his ‘bad’ for leaving the kids this long," read a portion of the court documents.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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