Sacramento Mother Arrested After Search For Missing Autistic Child

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento mother was arrested after an eight-hour search for her 11-year-old autistic son.

Police circled the neighborhood in helicopter on Saturday looking for 31-year-old Desirae McKinney's son. He was found at around 8 p.m. that night.

McKinney was arrested, accused of child endangerment. She was released from jail Sunday morning and will appear in court in March.

We'll have more on this story during the CBS13 News at 10.