Mayra Rosales, Obese Felon, is Too Fat for Jail

Mayra Rosales, Obese Felon, is Too Fat for Jail

In trouble with campus safety? Well, you could always try pulling a Mayra Rosales. The 1,000 pound woman is currently under house arrest for beating her 2-year-old nephew to death but has not been incarcerated because authorities have not yet been able to determine a cell and bed large enough for her.

 

According to the Houston Chronicle:

Mayra Rosales, 27, has remained under house arrest since she was charged in March with beating her 2-year-old nephew to death. Rosales could face the death penalty if she is found guilty of capital murder.


But now that her case has moved into the state court system, law enforcement officials must address a whole new set of logistical problems before it can go to trial.


"We're struggling to find a place where she can be kept under lock and key," Rene Guerra, the Hidalgo County district attorney, told The Monitor in McAllen. "We have to wait and see what the judge decides."


The Hidalgo County Jail is not physically equipped to handle an inmate who weighs nearly 1,000 pounds, Sheriff Lupe Trevino said. And even if his office found a cell and a bed large enough for her, deputies are unsure the jail doctor is qualified to handle her various medical needs.


The costs of checking Rosales in for constant medical care could reach as high as $5,000 a day, according to the district attorney's office.


"I'm not ready to take that kind of money out of the county coffers if there are other options," Guerra said. "But I will if I have to."


… "The cost may be astronomical," the sheriff said. "But you can't put a price on justice.

Perhaps the Hidalgo County DA should watch The Incredible Hulk to get some ideas. In the meantime, if you’re smoking weed in the quad, make sure to indulge in the munchies.
 

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Comments

Anonymous
this isn't true... they say she was to fat to kill due to limited movement because of fatness Posted 08/27/2008 5:50 PMReply
JTeverett
No this story is true, I should know because I wrote a thing about it a week ago Posted 08/27/2008 11:12 PMReply

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