Overview
- District Attorney Jennifer Bergman said the mother allegedly shifted to a 'Plan B' after a failed attempt to leave home, instructing her children to consume NyQuil mixed with alcohol before a planned drowning.
- Court documents and medical records cite measurable blood alcohol levels for two children (.125 and .187) and acetaminophen levels for two children, contradicting earlier investigative suggestions that no alcohol was involved.
- Jessica Quintana, 39, was arrested upon release from the hospital on Oct. 24 and is charged with two counts of injury to a child and one count of attempted aggravated assault, with bond set at $3 million.
- The children, ages 6, 11, and 15, were rescued on Sept. 29 in Dayton and are now under temporary DFPS conservatorship with placements reported to be with family members.
- The children’s father, arrested separately on an animal-cruelty charge, will not face charges in the alleged plot, while a City of Liberty police lieutenant is suspended pending Texas Rangers and internal investigations over contacts with the father.