Nueces County Jail Texas Woman Arrested After Selling Her Child A Texas mother has been arrested after allegedly selling her child. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Texas Department of Public Safety obtained a warrant to search the home of a Nueces County Woman, and when authorities arrived and searched the home, they found a 7-year-old boy. The woman says she purchase the child from the his mother, Esmeralda Garza. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to USA Today, the transaction totaled $2,500. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Garza stated that she and her boyfriend owe drug money and gave her child to (the woman) who pay $500 cash and clear the owe debt and and extra $700 when the ‘custody paperwork’ was signed,” a report states. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to DPS Sgt. Nathan Brandley, the woman was in the process of selling her two and three-year-old daughters as well. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The 29-year-old is facing third degree felony charges for selling a child. She is being held on a $100,000 bond.
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Epitome of a Bad Mother: Texas Woman Arrested After Selling Her Child For $2,500 To Pay Off Drug Debt