Amber Portwood's mug shot
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"Domestic battery has an automatic 24 hold," an officer at the Madison County jail in Anderson, Ind., where Portwood is being held told PEOPLE. "Even if someone pays your bond, you still have to wait 24 hours to be released."
Earlier on Monday, Portwood was charged by the Madison County prosecutor with three felonies, including two counts of domestic battery and one count of neglect of a dependent. She was also charged with one misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. She was booked at 4:21 p.m. and bail was set at $5,000.
In September, the reality star expressed concern that one day her daughter Leah, 2, would see the footage of her slapping Shirley.
"I don't want her to see that and think that it's okay," Portwood said at the time, noting that she and Shirley had vowed never to have another physical altercation. "We made that decision because of Leah."
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