Corpus Christi Couple Arrested For Injury to 3 Week Old Child

Date: August 7, 2013, 14:33

Location: 3533 S. Alameda St. http://goo.gl/maps/p4oVp

Offense: Injury to a Child

Case Number: 1308070080

A 34-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were arrested Thursday at their Corpus Christi home for causing injuries to their three-week old boy.

Corpus Christi Police received information Wednesday about a three-week old boy with substantial injuries at the hospital for medical treatment. The injuries were considered significant and caused by another person. Corpus Christi Police Detectives gathered information and determined that the parents, 34-year-old Nathan Rittgers (3/1/1979) and 28-year-old Glenna Guardado (5/8/1985) were responsible for causing the injuries to the three-week old child.

Detectives obtained an arrest warrant from the Justice of The Peace in Precinct #1 for Rittgers and Guardado and both were arrested at their residence on Thursday by the Corpus Christi Police. Rittgers and Guardado were then delivered to the city detention center for the charge of Injury to a Child, a First Degree Felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.