‘Baby Jessica,’ who made national headlines when she fell down a well, arrested on domestic violence charges

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime News‘Baby Jessica,’ who made national headlines when she fell down a well, arrested on domestic violence charges‘Baby Jessica’ grabbed worldwide headlines in 1987 when she got stuck in a wellMike Bedigan Tuesday 14 April 2026 16:22 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957492","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/baby-jessica-arrest-texas-b2957492.html","title":"Baby Jessica,’ who made national headlines when she fell down a well, arrested "}}ClosePuppy rescued from abandoned home's chimney after neighbour spotted malnourished dogThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A Texas woman who...