News Release

Verdict in Child Endangerment Case

Date: June 27, 2022
Contact: Rick Gupman, 432-477-1185

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS – Last week a federal jury found Hector Flores Jr. of Fort Stockton, TX guilty of one count of endangerment of a child. This case began in Big Bend National Park in January 2022 when National Park Rangers found an abandoned vehicle and initiated a search for Flores and a nine-year-old child. A full press release from the US Department of Justice can be found at: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/fort-stockton-man-found-guilty-child-endangerment.