53 year-old Paul Armand Rater was booked for two counts of felony child abuse and one count of felony child endangerment after leaving his 5 year-old granddaughter alone in a Phoenix desert. The girl was eventually found by he rmother and an off-duty firefighter, holding a powerful .45-caliber handgun. Rater was found at a local store after his truck broke down, claiming to have left the girl because she couldn't walk anymore. He says he left the girl while he "went for a few drinks and a cheesebuger." The child was returned to her mother and state child welfare authorities have been alerted.