A Warren woman already on probation for leaving her kids home alone so she could pursue a “rap career”, spent the morning after her birthday in jail.

Lashay Myatt is accused of firing as many as 26 shots in a Warren neighborhood, with some of those shots striking a home.

Police say they found twenty-six .40 caliber shell casings outside a Second Street home Thursday night.  There were several bullet holes in one home where a resident claimed that one of the shots entered the house just over his head.

Officers pulled over Myatt’s Dodge Durango at Tod Avenue and Oak Street, saying they found a .40 caliber gun under the driver’s seat and an empty magazine on the car seat.

Police say they also found a scale with white residue in Myatt’s purse.

According to the police report, Myatt admitted firing shots into the air to celebrate her 40th birthday.  She told police she had been drinking tequila and was drunk, but refused to undergo a field sobriety test.

Myatt was booked into the county jail on charges of driving under the influence and discharging weapons into a habitation.  Since Myatt is prohibited from having a firearm because of a previous drug conviction, she was also charged with having a weapon under a disability.

At the time of her arrest on Thursday, Myatt was on probation stemming from an October conviction for child endangering.

This past September, Myatt was arrested for leaving her four children, ages 4 to 12, home alone at 1 am.

The oldest boy told officers that his mother is pursuing a “rap career” and leaves the children at home for periods of up to 24 hours.

The 12-year-old said that he cooks meals and makes sure his younger brothers and sister complete their online schooling. He said he tried to call his mom to ask her to come home and she hung up.

Myatt was given a 180-day suspended jail sentence but was placed on probation for three years.

Bond for Myatt was set at $50,000 during her arraignment on Friday.