REIDSVILLE, N.C. – A Rockingham County woman is in jail after authorities say she left three children in a hot car while she was inside the county’s courthouse.

Deputies say 31-year-old Tiffany Nimmons left three children under 16 inside a running car in the courthouse parking lot for about 10 minutes on Tuesday. They say the temperature in the car was around 92 degrees.

Nimmons is charged with three counts of misdemeanor child abuse.