Teen High on Cocaine Who Injured a Child Takes Plea Deal

SAN ANGELO, TX – Carlos Rangel, 18, pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Thursday which included possession of cocaine and assaulting a woman with a child.

According to court documents, Rangel was originally arrested in May of 2020 after officers with the San Angelo Police Department were dispatched to the 800 block of E. 21st St. for the report of an assault. 

When they arrived, the officers discovered that two females and a child had been assaulted. Police quickly identified the suspect as Rangel. He was accused of first assaulting one women in the front yard of the residence. After hearing commotion another woman left the residence carrying the first woman's toddler.

The affidavit stated Rangel chased after the woman carrying the toddler and pushed her onto the asphalt causing her to drop the child. Officers on scene reported the toddler was bleeding from the nose, forehead, and knees. 

Rangel was arrested on that day and was charged with Assault that Caused Bodily Injury to a Family Member, Evading Arrest, Injury to a Child Causing Reckless Bodily Injury, and Resisting Arrest. He was released four days later following a $13,500 bond. 

Then, on Sep. 10, Rangel was indicted for Injury to a Child Causing Reckless Bodily Injury for the assault against the child, Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury for the assault of the woman holding the child, and possession of a controlled substance - cocaine.

A jury trial was set for Aug. 16. Prior to that date the district attorney's office offered Rangel a plea deal. The deal stated that Rangel would be placed on four years probation for the possession charge. 

Rangel will also have to pay a $1,000 fine and $130 in restitution.