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Liberty County Probe Into Alleged NyQuil Drowning Attempt Advances as Mother Improves, Children Cleared for CPS

Officials describe a preliminary inquiry examining both parents, with medical tests and child interviews still pending.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the mother as 39-year-old Jessica Quintana, whose condition improved from critical to good after being pulled from a pond on the family property north of Dayton.
  • All three children have been medically released and are set to enter Child Protective Services custody after leaving the hospital.
  • Investigators say they are reviewing allegations that the mother gave the children NyQuil before an attempted drowning, a claim first reported by the father in a 911 call.
  • A dive team searched the pond for evidence as the Texas Rangers and Baytown Police Department assist the Liberty County Sheriff's Office.
  • The father, Domingo Quintana, was arrested on an unrelated animal-cruelty charge tied to an emaciated cat and was released from jail Wednesday, and no charges have been filed in connection with the pond incident.