Harris County DA Office Accepted Child Endangerment Charges Against Vasquez

On May 30^th at 12:30 a.m., officers responded to the 3400 block of Illinois in reference to a one-year-old child found wandering outside unattended. Upon arrival in the area, officers secured the child and began checking the neighborhood to determine where the child lived.  Nearly an hour later officers were directed to a residence on Illinois where the child was believed to reside. Upon arrival at the residence, officers approached the front door, and as they did they noticed a prescription pill, determined to be Hydrocodone, sitting on the front patio accessible to anyone, including children. They then knocked on the door and made contact with a female, identified as 32-year-old Gabrielle Vasquez, the mother of the one-year-old. Ms. Vasquez appeared intoxicated and unbothered that her child was missing and had been found wandering the neighborhood for more than an hour, nor did she contact the police. Officers contacted the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and advised them of the case at which time charges of Endangering a Child were accepted on Ms. Vasquez, who was then placed under arrest and transported to the Baytown Jail.