According to a police affidavit obtained by NBC News, Rebecca Lanette Taylor approached a woman who was with her newborn baby and one-year-old son at the self-checkout section of the supermarket on Jan. 13.
Taylor, 49, then commented on the shopper’s son’s blonde hair and blue eyes and asked her “how much she could purchase him for?”
The unidentified mom tried to laugh off the inquiry, but Taylor told her she had $250,000 in her car, adding she would pay that amount for him, according to court documents.
Taylor was arrested by authorities last week and charged with the sale or purchase of a child which is a third-degree felony.
If convicted, Taylor could face between 2-10 years in jail under the state’s penal code and could face a $10,000 fine.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/591087-police-say-texas-woman-tried-to-buy-child-for-500k