Dad gambles in casio while son freezes to death

Handcuffed and glowering, Kang Sam Choi stood in a locked courtroom Friday afternoon and heard himself accused of endangering the life of his 4-year-old son by leaving the boy in a parked car on a subzero night while he played blackjack in a casino.

Speaking through a Korean interpreter, he said, "I will do the right thing ... I'm sorry." Choi, 44, was charged with child endangerment, accused of leaving his son unattended in his parked car at Mystic Lake Casino on Wednesday night for nearly 90 minutes.

A customer found the boy wandering, gloveless and shivering, in the parking lot. He was suffering from mild hypothermia and faced potentially dire physical consequences, Prior Lake police and a hospital official said Friday. Article here.