In the WTF File: Mother Arrested For Supplying Laughing Gas To Teen Son's Party

A mother was arrested for supplying nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, to her 13-year-old son and his friends.

Maria Antonia Mendez, 28, allegedly gave the gas to the teenagers, who used it to get high. The teens were discovered after skipping school in Lake Elsinore, said Sgt. Evan Petersen of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

Authorities discovered the incident after being notified by school officials of the teenagers' repeated school absences. The AP reported that deputies armed with a search warrant discovered cans of nitrous oxide. The teens, investigators said, apparently filled balloons with the gas and inhaled it.

Mendez was also reported to have participated in the "ditch parties." She was charged with multiple counts of child endangerment and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

An ABC article said that Mendez's son was placed in protective custody.