2 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND, AND THEIR CHILD WAS PLACED WITH CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. MIGUEL ORTEGA AND GLORIA MARTINEZ HAD THEIR 10 MONTH-OLD CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT OF THEIR CAR WHEN THEY WERE STOPPED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NEITHER ORTEGA, NOR MARTINEZ, HAD APPROPRIATE FOOD OR SHELTER FOR THE CHILD, AND THEY WERE TOO DRUNK TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES, MUCH LESS AN INFANT. ORTEGA AND MARTINEZ WERE BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL ON CHARGES OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT, RESISTING ARREST, AND VIOLATING PAROLE.
