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A Spring daycare worker has been arrested and charged with endangering a child.
Beneta Wallace, 23, has been charged with a felony count of endangering a child.
The incident happened on Dec. 15. According to court records, Wallace put the child “in imminent danger of bodily injury” by grabbing, dragging, and tossing them.
Wallace is due for her first court appearance at 9 a.m. Thursday morning.
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Michael is a Kingwood native who loves visiting local restaurants and overreacting to Houston sports. He joined the KPRC 2 family in 2024. He earned his BA from Texas A&M University in 2022 and his MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2023.
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