HOUSTON – A woman was arrested for reportedly assaulting her daughter in the parking lot of Pappasito's Cantina, Harris County Precinct 4 constables said.
Investigators were called to the restaurant off of the North Freeway earlier this week in response to a woman assaulting her daughter, deputies said. When officials arrived at the scene, the woman, identified as Jessica Pimentel, was described as intoxicated, refused to answer deputies' questions and was detained.
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Witnesses at the scene said the 29-year-old threw her daughter to the ground, dragged her across the parking lot, struck her with her fist and attempted to put her in a chokehold, deputies said.
Child Protective Services was called to the scene and placed the girl in custody of a guardian, investigators said.
Pimentel was charged with injury to a child under the age of 15 and booked into jail. Her bond was set at $15,000.