Background: The Cincinnati, Ohio, apartment complex where Naomi Holloway is accused of neglecting her 2-year-old daughter (Google Maps). Inset: Holloway appears in court on June 27, 2026 (YouTube/WKRC).
An Ohio mother has been jailed after authorities say she left her undernourished young daughter alone at home while she reported to overnight shifts.
Naomi Holloway, 21, faces a charge of endangering children, according to jail records and a criminal complaint reviewed by Law&Crime. Investigators allege she failed to provide proper care and supervision for her 2-year-old daughter, who was taken to a hospital on Jan. 20 weighing just 17 pounds and showing visible injuries.
The child’s low weight was “a result of being deprived of adequate food and water over a prolonged period of time,” according to a probable cause affidavit.
According to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, the typical weight range for a 2-year-old girl is between 22 and 32 pounds.
Officials say Holloway “admitted to providing limited food and water to [the girl] over a prolonged period of time as well as leaving [the girl] home alone unsupervised while the defendant worked 7:00 pm to 7:00am.”
The girl, who has since turned 3, also “had visible injury as a result of neglect causing her skin to peel from her buttock,” the affidavit states.
In the criminal complaint, authorities said Holloway acknowledged leaving the child “home alone and unattended during her 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. work shifts.”
According to jail records, Holloway is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on $50,000 bond.
Jail records also indicate that Holloway has a court appearance scheduled for Wednesday on apparently separate charges, including criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, and operating a vehicle while under the influence. She has a hearing scheduled for the endangerment charges on July 6.
