Corpus Christi mom gets 5 years probation in connection with death of daughter

A mother whose 1-year-old child was found unresponsive in a southside apartment was sentenced Thursday afternoon.

The hearing, held in the 148th District Court, comes more than four years after 1-year-old Jessell Lopez was found unresponsive and died two days later.

Briana Garcia was sentenced to 5 years of deferred probation, a $1,000 fine, and 150 hours of community service. She cannot have contact with the family or the co-defendant in this case, Mark Hernandez…

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