A Mandan woman faces an abuse or neglect of a child charge for allegedly slamming her daughter's head into a wall during an argument over the mother leaving daycare children in the daughter's care.

Billie Jo Berger, 32, was charged Tuesday with the Class Cfelony.

South CentralDistrict Judge SonnaAnderson set bond for Berger at $2,000 cash or surety and prohibited her from having contact with her two daughters.

Mandan Police Sgt. Jay Gruebele said Berger's 14-year-old daughter said Berger sent her 9-year-old daughter and a 6-year-old she watches in her day care to soccer practice with the 14-year-old on Monday. While the girl was at soccer practice, her mother also dropped off a 1-year-old who goes to her daycare.

When the girl returned home with the children after practice, her mother was gone, Gruebele said. He said Berger was at a bar, and the girl brought her home.

Once at home, they began arguing, so the 14-year-old went to her great-grandmother's house in Mandan, Gruebele said. He said Berger showed up at the great-grandmother's house and continued arguing with the girl.

The girl called 911 at 8:40 p.m. after Berger allegedly grabbed her by the throat and slammed her head against a wall multiple times, resulting in a lump on her head, Gruebele said.

Berger was arrested, and the 14-year-old and 9-year-old were left at the great-grandmother's house. The report will be sent to social services, Gruebele said.

He was unsure when the daycare children were taken from Berger's care.

Berger ran a small, in-home day care, he said.

(Reach reporter Jenny Michael at 250-8225 or jenny.michael@;bismarcktribune.com.)