TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A hearing scheduled for Tuesday afternoon will determine if a woman, who the Travis County District Attorney’s Office accused of repeatedly locking her child in a closet for weeks, will have new conditions and an increased bond.
According to a June 9 court filing, defendant Virginia Gonzales currently is in jail under a $75,000 bond with the conditions of no contact with minors and a required mental health evaluation.
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Gonzales currently faces a first-degree felony charge of injury to a child.
The DA’s office said in its filing that there is a missing person investigation for one of Gonzales’ children, and it also alleged she had “ties to human smuggling, ties to Mexico,” which they claim makes her a flight risk…