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A Houston man has been charged with endangering a child after police say he attempted to smother a 3-year-old with a blanket and hit multiple children with a belt.
Rigoberto Garza Quintero, 28, was arrested Sunday afternoon at a home in the 12600 block of Kathryn Street in east Houston.
Court records also state that Quintero hit several young children with a belt.
Quintero was booked into the Harris County Jail later that day and is being held on a $30,000 bond.
His first court appearance is scheduled for July 29.
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