Intoxicated mother arrested at theater

A Coburn woman was arrested Friday after movie theater employees called police when they suspected she was intoxicated, police said.

Courtney Wall, 29, was attending Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with her 6-year-old daughter at Premiere Theaters, 125 Premiere Drive, when employees observed Wall sitting alone in the lobby with her head resting on her knees and her hair over her face, according to the criminal complaint.

When employees called police at 7:30 p.m., Wall had been at the theater since 3 p.m., according to the criminal complaint.

According to police affidavits and witnesses, Wall smelled strongly of mouthwash and was acting disoriented. Wall denied consuming any alcohol, but later admitted to drinking a liter of mouthwash, according to the criminal complaint. Her blood-alcohol test results were not available yesterday.

Wall was taken to Mount Nittany Medical Center, and the child's father picked the girl up, police said.

She was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and public drunkenness. Bail information was not available yesterday.