TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A hearing scheduled for Tuesday afternoon will determine if a woman, who the Travis County District Attorney’s Office accused of repeatedly locking her child in a closet for weeks, will have new conditions and an increased bond.
According to a June 9 court filing, defendant Virginia Gonzales currently is in jail under a $75,000 bond with the conditions of no contact with minors and a required mental health evaluation.
Gonzales currently faces a first-degree felony charge of injury to a child.
The DA’s office said in its filing that there is a missing person investigation for one of Gonzales’ children, and it also alleged she had “ties to human smuggling, ties to Mexico,” which they claim makes her a flight risk.
The filing also describes an alleged phone call between Gonzales and another inmate.
“Defendant has been communicating with inmate Luis Flores, Jr. and conversations have referenced the missing child A.G.,” the filing reads. “On a jail call between Defendant and inmate Luis Flores Jr., Defendant expresses her concern that ‘they are going to lock her up.’ Inmate Luis Flores Jr., responds: ‘For what?’ ‘the baby?’ ‘[A.G.]?'”
If the prosecution’s motion is granted, then Gonzales would be placed under a $200,000 bond. The motion also asks for additions to her prior bond conditions; these include GPS monitoring, random drug and alcohol testing, surrender of passport, and no contact with the victim (including through third parties).
A grand jury indicted Gonzales on April 25, allowing the case to proceed towards a trial.