A rescuer cradles baby Jessica McClure after her rescue from a well, where she had been trapped for three days, on October 16, 1987.Bettmann Archive via Getty ImagesShare
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April 14, 2026, 11:57 AM CDT / Source: NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
By Danielle Abrou, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
Jessica McClure Morales, the woman widely known as “Baby Jessica” after she was rescued from a deep well in 1987, was arrested Saturday following allegations of a domestic disturbance at her Midland County home, NBC affiliate KXAN reports.
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Deputies with the Midland County Sheriff’s Office responded to her residence around 10 p.m. local time and Morales was taken into custody at the scene, according to arrest records.
The 40-year-old was charged with assault causing bodily injury involving family violence.
She was later released from the Midland County Detention Center after posting bond.
Officials have released limited information about the incident and an arrest affidavit was not yet available.
