Shocking moment mother, 35, 'drives off with her child clinging onto the window of her car' after the youngster 'misbehaved and refused to get in'
- Jessica Lizette Villarreal, 35, was arrested last week and charged with child endangerment following the incident in Texas in late February
- Laredo police say she admitted driving off after the youngster 'misbehaved'
- Footage shows as the child hangs on to the SUV as it drives round a parking lot
- Police issued an appeal to find the driver and an anonymous tip led to her arrest
This is the shocking moment a small child was forced to cling to the window of a car after police say the youngster's mother drove off.
Jessica Lizette Villarreal, 35, was arrested last week and charged with child endangerment following the incident in late February.
Laredo police say she admitted driving off after the youngster 'misbehaved and refused to get in' the vehicle.
Footage from February 26 shows as the child hangs on to the running board of an SUV while the car is being driven in the parking lot.
Laredo police say she admitted driving off after the youngster 'misbehaved and refused to get in' the vehicle. Footage from February 26 shows as the child hangs on to the running board of an SUV while the car is being driven in the parking lot
Jessica Lizette Villarreal, 35, was arrested last week and charged with child endangerment following the incident in Texas in late February
Police had issued an appeal to find the driver of the GMC Yukon in February. An anonymous tip led to Villarreal's arrest.
Posting the video to Facebook they said: 'The Laredo Police Department is asking the community to help to identify the person driving this car.
'The video shows a small child hanging on to the running board of an SUV while the car is being driven in the parking lot of a local business.'
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Footage shows as the car is driven, in the dark, round the parking lot. It appears to speed up before the driver hits the brakes.
Villarreal now faces two jail and a fine of up to $10,000
In a statement police said: 'Ms. Villarreal admitted that her child, a minor (younger than) 10 years old, was misbehaving and refused to get into the car.'
