Woman leaves her 16-month-old child in her car alone for over 5 hours while she gambled at casino

NEW: Woman leaves her 16-month-old child in her car alone for over 5 hours while she gambled at a Casino in Oklahoma.

Mother Dacie Yeager was seen having a panic attack after police confronted her for abandoning her child.

Yeager claimed she had only been inside the casino for 20 minutes but surveillance video shows her getting to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino at 9:30 am.

The child wasn't found until 3 pm.

Police arrested Yeager who was charged with child neglect.

The baby is currently in the care of child welfare.