Alabama mother Jackie Denise Knott was arrested on October 4, 2009, after allegedly allowing her daughter to ride in a cardboard box on the top of her minivan. Knott claimed it was safe as the box was affixed to the van using a clothes hanger.http://www.myfoxal.com/global/story.asp?s=11259806
Knott was charged with child endangerment after police received calls that a child was in a box on top of the moving vehicle. Several people phoned police on the morning of Saturday, September 30, 2009, after spotting the van traveling on Highway 431. Police stopped Knott who explained that the box was too large to carry inside the van. She believed her daughter was in no danger at the time as it box was secured to the top of the van.http://www.myfoxal.com/global/story.asp?s=11259806
Following the traffic stop, Knott was taken into custody. The daughter was released to a relative at the scene of the traffic stop. Child services were notified of the event to determine if the daughter should remain in the home.http://www.myfoxal.com/global/story.asp?s=11259806
Jackie Denise Knott posted bail just a few days after the incident according to a worker at the jail she was held in.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/05/jackie-denise-knott-cops_n_310509.html
