Parents Arrested After 7-Day-Old Baby Found Living Under Overpass
Detectives documented hazardous conditions, including suspected methamphetamine pipes and feces in a baby carrier, before booking both parents on suspicion of child endangerment.
- On Sept. 9, Yolo County Sheriff's deputies arrested Fernando Esparza and Melissa Rivera after discovering their seven-day-old newborn living in a makeshift tent beneath an Interstate 5 overpass near Woodland.
- Investigators described "hazardous living conditions" at the site, documenting suspected methamphetamine pipes, accumulated trash, rotten food, and vomit on a mattress, according to the Yolo County Sheriff's Office.
- American Medical Response paramedics assessed the infant at the scene before transporting the baby to Woodland Memorial Hospital and a Sacramento County neonatal intensive care unit for further evaluation.
- Child Welfare Services placed the baby into protective custody following the discovery, and Rivera appeared in Yolo County Superior Court on Sept. 16 to plead not guilty to child endangerment charges.
- The parents claimed they intended to seek medical care for the newborn at a later date, while Rivera faces a scheduled court hearing on Oct. 13 as the investigation remains ongoing.
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The parents, Melissa Rivera, 29, and Fernando Esparza Guzman, 48, 'acknowledged the dangers posed to their newborn,' and said they had been waiting to take the infant to a hospital sometime later, the sheriff's office said.
Parents arrested after newborn baby found living in tent under CA highway overpass
The parents of a 7-day-old baby were arrested after deputies found them living in a tent under a California freeway overpass amid what authorities described as hazardous, unsanitary conditions.
Parents arrested after 7-day-old baby found living under overpass
YOLO COUNTY, Calif. (KCRA) — Two parents were arrested after deputies found a newborn baby living in a makeshift tent under an Interstate 5 overpass in Yolo County, according to the sheriff’s office. The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a tip on Sept. 9 of a man and woman living under the […]
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