A 33-year-old Florida woman was arrested on suspicion of trying to sell her baby daughter outside an H&R Block store, police said.
Palatka resident Jessica Woods was arrested last week. Paid There were three counts of unlawful abandonment of a child, attempted sale of a child for money, aggravated child abuse, and child abuse without great bodily harm.
according to press release Woods, from the Palatka Police Department, was seen wandering around a local mall with her 18-month-old daughter for “several days” in early March.
of daily mail According to the probable cause affidavit, “While Ms. Woods was using the H&R Block restroom to change her child, an employee witnessed the mother hitting her daughter with her elbow and then spanking her.” reported.
Police said the baby had bruises on her face.
The next morning, a witness claimed to have seen Mr. Woods sleeping on top of the air conditioner with a child in a shopping cart.
The toddler began crawling toward a busy road, police documents said. An employee reportedly picked up the baby.
An employee asked Woods if he needed anything. Woods allegedly told the employee he wanted to buy her baby for $500. The employee reportedly declined the offer to purchase the infant.
Woods reportedly became “furious” and replied, “You can eat bast!”
The mother then abandoned the baby and left, according to the affidavit. Employees immediately delivered the abandoned baby to the Palatka Police Department. The Department of Children and Families took custody of the infant. The child has since been placed in foster care.
Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Woods. Police took Woods into custody on March 7 and transported him to the Putnam County Jail.
She is being held on $255,000 bail.
Woods was ordered to have no contact with her daughter.
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