In re Anthony G. CA2/4

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

In re ANTHONY G. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. B244687 LOS ANGELES COUNTY (Los Angeles County DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND Super. Ct. No. CK62695) FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

VERONICA R.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Marguerite Downing, Judge. Affirmed. Suzanne Davidson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. John F. Krattli, Office of the County Counsel, James M. Owens, Assistant County Counsel, Peter Ferrera, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Veronica R. (Mother) appeals the juvenile court‟s jurisdictional order finding her 17-year old son Anthony, 12-year old daughter Janessa and two-year old daughter C. dependents under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b).1 Mother contends substantial evidence does not support that the children were at current risk of substantial harm. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND The family came to the attention of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on June 5, 2012, when the police, after executing a search warrant at the family home, arrested Mother for being a felon in possession of a weapon and for child endangerment. The weapon in question, a 40-caliber handgun, was found loaded and lying on a bed where any of the children could have reached it. A box of live ammunition was found in a kitchen cabinet.2 According to Mother, the handgun belonged to her father, who lived in the one- bedroom apartment with Mother, the three minors, and Mother‟s adult daughter, Jessica G. The caseworker noted the apartment was unkempt and observed live and dead cockroaches on the premises. Police officers reported that Mother was associated with a Lynwood gang and was known as “Mousy.” The inside of the garage was covered in gang-related graffiti. The older children were interviewed. They denied any physical or sexual abuse or observing any domestic conflict or drug use in the home. They were both aware of the gun‟s presence in their apartment. Mother was aware that her father owned a gun, but claimed not to know how it was stored. Mother denied current involvement with the Lynwood gang and stated she had not used drugs for four or