{"id":248138,"date":"2026-04-13T21:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/248138\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T21:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:29:07","slug":"woman-charged-after-2-year-old-found-walking-alone-on-el-paso-sidewalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/248138\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman charged after 2-year-old found walking alone on El Paso sidewalk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Las Cruces, N.M. (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A 29-year-old woman was arrested in El Paso after deputies said a 2-year-old child was found walking alone along a sidewalk Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

On Sunday at about 6 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the 500 block of Kearney Way for a report of a found child. <\/p>\n

Deputies contacted the reporting party, who said she saw a 2-year-old child walking alone along the sidewalk. <\/p>\n

Deputies said the child had already been retrieved by his mother, Andrea Itzel Martinez.<\/p>\n

\"Andrea<\/p>\n

Andrea Itzel Martinez. (credit: EPCSO)<\/p>\n

Deputies then contacted Martinez at her residence, where she was caring for the 2-year-old child and an 11-month-old child.<\/p>\n

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Martinez told deputies the 2-year-old opened the front door on his own and had been outside for about 10 minutes before she realized he was gone.<\/p>\n

During the investigation, deputies said they detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Martinez. <\/p>\n

Deputies said she admitted to consuming alcohol and smoking marijuana while caring for the children.<\/p>\n

Martinez was taken into custody and charged with abandoning or endangering a child. <\/p>\n

She was transported to and booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility on one count of abandoning or endangering a child. Her bond was set at $2,500.<\/p>\n

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