HARLINGEN — A young La Feria couple was arrested after police say they bought drugs in front of their child.
At approximately 9 p.m. Tuesday, officers were on the 600 block of S. Lewis Lane investigating a robbery.
Officers say Omar Ybarra Jr., 18, told them a man armed with a gun approached him in the parking lot and demanded money.
A further investigation revealed Ybarra and a woman identified as Sonia Karina Gonzalez-Ramon, 20, were in the parking lot buying drugs from someone, police said.
Investigators say the couple’s one-year-old son was present during the drug buy and subsequent robbery, placing him in imminent danger.
Both were arrested and transported to the city jail.
Ybarra was arraigned on abandoning/endangering a child, possession of a controlled substance and having a prohibited substance in a correctional facility. His bond was set at $100,000.
Ramon was arraigned on abandoning/endangering a child, with bond set at $5,000.
