Overview
- Harris County deputies arrested 17-year-old Drake Fernandez and 20-year-old Tannis Harrington on child endangerment charges after court records described hazardous, unsanitary conditions at a northwest Harris County apartment.
- Court filings allege the child was exposed to feces, urine, rotten food, gasoline and insects and suffered insect bites while the defendants consumed alcohol and marijuana during care.
- Prosecutors wrote that the child’s condition required hospital staff to perform two decontamination baths before treatment, and they cited that detail as an aggravating factor in seeking higher bail and strict bond terms.
- Both defendants face felony child endangerment and misdemeanor animal cruelty counts; Harrington was initially held on a $2,000 surety or cash bond while prosecutors seek $20,000 on the felony count and $3,000 on the animal-cruelty count.
- Court records show prosecutors want no contact with the child, random drug testing, bans on alcohol and firearms, and a prohibition on possessing animals while the case moves through preliminary hearings and a CPS investigation continues.