A Yucca Valley woman was arrested early Wednesday morning, accused of leaving her toddler children alone at home while she drove to Palm Springs. According to a Sheriff’s report, deputies received a call at 4:13 a.m. that Ashley Boughner, 27, had left her 1 ½ year-old and 3-year-old child at home alone while she drove to Palm Springs to receive her methadone treatment. A deputy went to the home in the 58600 block of Barron Drive and found the two children home alone sleeping. While the deputy was at the home, Boughner returned home. Ashley Boughner was arrested for investigation of child endangerment, booked at the Morongo Basin Jail, with her bail set at $100,000. She also has a $25,000 warrant for her arrest for driving on a suspended license, no proof of insurance, and speeding.
