Three Tasers needed to arrest Houston-area mom walking in freeway traffic with crying toddler, court docs say

HOUSTON — A Channelview mom went to jail on Monday because she was walking backward in traffic on a Houston freeway while holding a 3-year-old upside down, court documents say.

Carolina Bustos-Hernandez, 29, made her first court appearance Tuesday morning. She’s charged with child endangerment.

Prosecutors said the toddler was injured and crying because Bustos-Hernandez refused to let him go and struggled with officers. According to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, it took three Tasers to control her and get the child away from her…

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