After a newborn baby was found abandoned in a bathroom trash can in a Fullerton, California gas station on March 9, a woman was arrested the next day a half mile away from the station, according to police.
Venissa Maldonado, 25, of Fullerton, was taken into custody Friday for attempted murder and felony child abuse by the Fullerton Police Department.
“After conducting a thorough investigation, which included surveillance footage and possible suspect vehicle information, detectives served a search warrant at approximately 1:45 a.m. [Friday] in the 400 block of W. Orangethorpe Avenue,” police Sgt. Ryan O’Neil said.
Maldonado was being held on $500,000 bail, according to jail records….