A Glen Rose woman is accused of abusing her young son by forcing him to use a feeding tube and a wheelchair he did not need, and by giving him unnecessary medication, according to an arrest warrant reviewed by CBS News Texas.
The warrant says Kaitlyn Rose Laura, 30, was taken into custody by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office in late March. She is charged with causing serious bodily injury to a child and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. If she posts bond, she is prohibited from contacting her son, any child under 17, or her child’s immediate family.
What the warrant reveals
The 18‑page warrant says a Glen Rose police officer contacted Tarrant County detectives in mid‑February 2026, alleging Laura lied about her son’s medical history to obtain an unnecessary feeding tube in June 2025. The child underwent surgery at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, which would normally place the case under Fort Worth police jurisdiction. However, Fort Worth police referred the case to Glen Rose police because Laura lives within the city limits.
According to the warrant, Glen Rose police then referred the case to the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office, but no law enforcement action was taken. The warrant notes the department has only two officers and lacks the resources to investigate a case of this complexity.
The warrant says a Child Protective Services investigator contacted Tarrant County deputies in February 2026, reporting that Laura and her son attempted to leave Children’s Medical Center Dallas against medical advice after she was flagged to child abuse pediatricians for suspected medical child abuse. The investigator said Laura claimed her son could not eat by mouth and kept him in a posey bed, a tent‑like enclosure that can only be opened from the outside…