A former area woman has been indicted with endangering children, a third-degree felony, by a Wood County grand jury.
Tanya Garcia, 41, formerly of Wood County and now a resident of Washington, Ind., was charged with the felony at the Feb. 20 grand jury session. According to the indictment, from July 1 to Dec. 7 last year, she placed a female teen in danger by creating "a substantial risk to the health and safety" to the victim by "violating a duty of care, protection or support."
According to the indictment the victim suffered "serious physical harm."
In a related case, Eduardo Garcia-Cruz, 24, is being held in the Wood County jail on $100,000 bond on three counts of rape and three accompanying counts of sexual battery involving the same teen victim who was under age 16 at the time of the first alleged incident.
Garcia-Cruz appeared before Judge Robert Pollex on Tuesday and through his attorney Jane S. Randall indicated he has reached a plea agreement in the case.
Tanya Garcia, 41, formerly of Wood County and now a resident of Washington, Ind., was charged with the felony at the Feb. 20 grand jury session. According to the indictment, from July 1 to Dec. 7 last year, she placed a female teen in danger by creating "a substantial risk to the health and safety" to the victim by "violating a duty of care, protection or support."
According to the indictment the victim suffered "serious physical harm."
In a related case, Eduardo Garcia-Cruz, 24, is being held in the Wood County jail on $100,000 bond on three counts of rape and three accompanying counts of sexual battery involving the same teen victim who was under age 16 at the time of the first alleged incident.
Garcia-Cruz appeared before Judge Robert Pollex on Tuesday and through his attorney Jane S. Randall indicated he has reached a plea agreement in the case.