In re O.P. CA4/3

FACTS

Detention In July 2020, Minor was taken into protective custody when she was only a few weeks old. According to the Orange County Social Services Agency’s (SSA) detention report, Mother was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment. At the time, Mother and K.A. (Father) were not getting along so Father slept in his vehicle in the parking lot of their apartment building. On the evening of Mother’s arrest, Mother had confronted Father who was in his vehicle and an argument ensued. Father drove away, and Mother pursued him in her vehicle. Mother then crashed into Father’s vehicle at least three times. Father managed to escape and called law enforcement. It was unknown if Minor was in Mother’s vehicle at the time of the incident. Mother thereafter returned to her residence and pushed a couch up against the door to prevent police officers from entering. Once the police officers managed to open the door, Mother was uncooperative and denied everything. The officers asked Mother to put Minor down, but she refused and “tightened her grip . . . .” A struggle ensued, and the officers ultimately arrested Mother while securing Minor.

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