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El Dorado County Sheriff's Deputies Take Care Of Child Abandoned During Traffic Stop

EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies jumped into action to take care of a child who was abandoned after a traffic stop on Wednesday.

Deputies pulled over Matthew Nevieux, who fled from cops shortly after he was stopped. Nevieux has two felony warrants for his arrest.

But more importantly, he had a toddler in the car that he left behind. While deputies continued the search for him, they jumped in and took care of her.

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Source: El Dorado County Sheriff's Office

While waiting for Child Protective Services, they warmed the child in a vehicle and used a rubber glove to entertain her.

Nevieux is still on the run.

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