LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – The woman who was charged last week in her son’s death earlier this month has been apprehended.
Monica Rivera, 28, was arrested around 11 a.m. Monday at a friend's Leavenworth apartment, authorities tell NBC Action News.
She was scheduled to appear in Leavenworth County court at 4 p.m. Monday.
Rivera’s boyfriend, Jason Lee Jones, was charged with murder and child abuse in the case just days after the death of 4-year-old Gabriel Rivera.
NBC Action News is working to gather more information about Rivera’s arrest and will post it here as soon as it becomes available.
