EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A man and a woman were recently arrested and charged with endangering a child after their two children tested positive for cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, and other drugs, according to court documents.
As we previously reported, Brandon Garibay, 24, and Clarissa Villalobos, 21, were arrested on April 18 and April 19, respectively, and charged with two counts of abandoning or endangering a child with a bond set at $50,000 each, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
According to court documents, on April 1, the Sheriff’s Office was notified about an active Child Protective Services (CPS) case at a home located at the 1300 block of Southwood Road about two children who came out positive for “narcotics.”
The two children involved in the case were identified as a 2-year-old boy and an 8-month-old girl. Garibay was identified as their dad, and Villalobos as their mom, according to court documents.
The CPS case was initiated on March 8, when the Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic violence call at the home, according to court documents.
A CPS investigator said that on March 11, she arrived at the home to begin her investigation. She said that she encountered the homeowner, but she did not make contact with any of the children’s parents, according to court documents.
According to court documents, the investigator said that a couple of hours later that day, she met with Villalobos at the 300 block of Isaias Avenue.
Villalobos confirmed to the investigator that she does smoke marijuana on occasions, but then later denied smoking. Villalobos also denied using any other narcotics in front of her children but then admitted that Garibay consumed narcotics, she just did not know which ones he used, according to court documents.
According to court documents, the investigator said she met with Garibay the next day. Garibay admitted smoking marijuana occasionally, and also said he has tried weed, mushrooms, Xanax, cocaine, and alcohol. Garibay also said the last time he used cocaine was back in January, and that he smokes marijuana approximately five times a week.
On March 17, the children took a hair follicle test, and 10 days later, the boy’s results came back as an “unsuitable specimen,” and the girl’s results showed she tested positive for cocaine, amphetamines, marijuana, benzoylecgonine, methamphetamine, and carboxy-THC, according to court documents.
According to court documents, on April 1, the investigator met with Villalobos again, who denied exposing her children to any narcotics and shifted the blame to the homeowner of the home at the 1300 block of Southwood Road and a friend.
Villalobos said she knew the homeowner and a friend used methamphetamine and cocaine within the home. She also said that neither she nor Garibay consumed narcotics around their children, according to court documents.
According to court documents, on April 4, Villalobos met with the Sheriff’s Office to provide a voluntary statement. Villalobos, once again, denied her children ever being exposed to any of the narcotics they tested positive for by either her or Garibay. Villalobos also said the homeowner and a friend used narcotics, but in a different bedroom and never around the children.
Villalobos also denied that neither she nor Garibay consumed narcotics, according to court documents.
According to court documents, Villalobos said that Garibay would smoke TCH vape near the kids, on the opposite side of the room. Villalobos continued to deny that the children were ever directly exposed to any narcotics. She concluded saying that the children were either under her supervision or Garibay’s and never with anybody else inside the home.
On April 10, the Sheriff’s Office received an email from the investigator that contained the hair follicle results for the boy. He tested positive for the presence of cocaine, amphetamines, marijuana, benzoylecgonine, methamphetamine, and carboxy-THC, according to court documents.
According to court documents, attempts were made to contact Garibay but were unsuccessful.
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