Parents arrested after 2-year-old found roaming alone, housed in ‘horrific living conditions,’ BCSO says

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – Two parents were arrested after a 2-year-old child was found roaming alone in a diaper in south Bexar County, the sheriff’s office said.

Alexandrea Prewett and Benito Lopez were arrested on charges of child endangerment of their toddler, the office said, after she was found running near a main road with a diaper covered in feces.

Deputies said they followed the child into a residence with “horrific living conditions” in the 4100 block of Eutrophic Circle.

The sheriff’s office said it contacted Prewett, who identified herself as the toddler’s mother, and arrested her. Lopez later went to the residence to be detained.

Following interviews with investigators, the sheriff’s office said the two were taken into custody.

The toddler was taken to a local hospital after being evaluated on the scene, the sheriff’s office said, and Child Protective Services was notified.

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