UNIVERSAL CITY, Texas – A Universal City man received 10 years deferred adjudication as part of a plea deal after his infant child suffered serious injuries in 2023 that investigators say were caused intentionally.
Erick Israel Espinoza-Resendez was charged with injury to a child, serious bodily injury - intent/know, a first-degree felony.
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Espinoza-Resendez was also ordered to take several classes, including parenting and anger management, in addition to complying with CPS orders.
BACKGROUND
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, in 2023, emergency medical services were called to Espinoza-Resendez’s Universal City apartment because his two-month-old baby was not breathing and was unresponsive.
Espinoza-Resendez said the baby “choked on his milk” and told investigators that the infant had been irritable and acting unusual ever since he dropped his cell phone on the infant’s face a couple days before.
The child had swelling and bruising on his face and redness to his lip, according to the affidavit.
EMS workers resuscitated the infant and transported him to the hospital where doctors found hemorrhaging in both eyes, bleeding on his brain and other brain injuries. The doctors determined the injuries were consistent with “shaken baby syndrome” and not consistent with Espinoza-Resendez’s explanation.
