A Texas choose didn't discover possible trigger for a Houston lady who was charged with endangering her COVID-19-positive son after she transported him within the trunk of her car.
Sarah Beam, an English instructor at Cypress Falls Excessive Faculty, allegedly had her son within the trunk to keep away from contracting the illness as the 2 drove to a testing facility, FOX 26 of Houston reported.
After the boy initially examined optimistic, Beam, 42, reportedly positioned him within the trunk and took him to a second COVID-testing facility within the metropolis.
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Sarah Beam, 42, was charged with little one endangerment after her COVID-19 optimistic teen son was discovered within the trunk of her automobile at a Houston-area testing website. However a choose discovered no possible trigger for her arrest.
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On the drive-thru testing website, a witness alerted legislation enforcement after she noticed the boy, unhurt, within the trunk. Beam additionally admitted to putting her son within the trunk to "prevent her from getting exposed to possible COVID," FOX 26 reported.
Police in the end arrested Beam and charged her with little one endangerment, although she bonded out of jail.
A "COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing" signal is seen at a drive-thru testing website.
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On Thursday, she appeared in courtroom, the place the choose revealed he didn't discover possible trigger for the arrest. It's unclear if the cost in opposition to Beam will probably be dropped or if additional authorized motion will probably be taken.
Beam was positioned on administrative depart by the Cypress-Fairbanks Unbiased Faculty District as they await the outcomes of the cost, FOX 26 reported.
A nurse conducts a coronavirus check at a drive-thru website in El Paso, Texas, July 21, 2020. (Getty Photos)
"We will review all the evidence gathered by police and make a determination on how to proceed, including the possibility of presenting this case to a grand jury, so that representatives of the people of Harris County can decide whether a criminal charge is appropriate," Harris County District Legal professional's Workplace spokesperson Dane Schiller mentioned in a press release to the outlet. "We absolutely respect the judge’s ruling and we will continue with our work."
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