Woman accused of using infant as car down payment
POSTED: 9:08 p.m. EST, February 27, 2007
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• NEW: Woman accused of trying to trade baby to couple for car and cash
• NEW: Police say all three are Mexican nationals
• NEW: All being held at Pueblo jail under $50,000 bond each
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PUEBLO, Colorado (AP) -- Three people were arrested on charges of swapping a 5-month-old boy for a down payment on a used Dodge Intrepid and cash, police said Tuesday.
Nicole Uribe, 23, is accused of trading the baby to Jose-Juan Lerma, 47, and his wife, Irene, 27, in exchange for the down payment and an unspecified amount of cash.
All were arrested on suspicion of felony trafficking in children and were being held at the Pueblo jail under $50,000 bail each.
The baby was placed in a foster home, Police Sgt. Brett Wilson said. Wilson said he could not speculate on the motives for the alleged deal.
He said police found the child and arrested Uribe within hours of getting a tip on Monday. The Lermas were arrested on Tuesday.
Wilson said all three were Mexican nationals and federal officials had been asked to investigate their immigration status.
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