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Parents Charged After Toddler Found Near Busy Road Are Released on $65,000 Bond

Deputies described the residence as a hoarded, unsanitary scene that triggered a child-welfare probe.

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Overview

  • The 2-year-old was located around 10:15 a.m. Sunday near the 4100 block of Eutrophic Circle in south Bexar County wearing a heavily soiled diaper.
  • Deputies entering the residence reported an overpowering odor of urine and animal feces with piles of trash, rotting food, and dead roaches they called 'horrific.'
  • Parents Alexandrea Michele Prewett, 33, and Benito Lopez IV, 36, were arrested on child endangerment charges after questioning at the home.
  • Court records show both were released Monday after each posted a $65,000 bond.
  • Medical personnel evaluated the child at the scene and transported her to a hospital for precautionary care as the sheriff’s office noted similar recent cases of children wandering from homes.