Overview
- Following Thursday's grand jury indictment, Ava Marie Guerra faces counts of injury to a child and abandoning or injuring a child tied to alleged meth use during pregnancy.
- Court records show the case is now in Bexar County's 290th District Court under Judge Jennifer Pena, and the defense request for an examining trial was canceled.
- Police say a newborn was found on Jan. 21, 2025, in a basket near Nolan and North Cherry streets, wrapped in a towel with the umbilical cord attached, and was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.
- An arrest affidavit says Guerra reported an unexpected toilet birth, had no prenatal care, did not call 911 or go to a safe surrender site, and hospital tests showed the baby had methamphetamine in his system.
- Guerra has been on house arrest since Jan. 21, 2025, with bond conditions barring contact with the infant, and investigators say a man who first claimed to find the baby later identified her as the mother.