Mar 01, 2011 · "If you cared at all about those children, then return," Harris County District Attorney Patricia Lykos said in an appeal to Jessica Tata. Tata, who ran Jackie's Child Care in Houston, was charged Monday with one count of reckless bodily injury to a child and bond was set at $500,000.
Opinion issued December 8, 2011 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas NO. 01-11-00601-CR EX PARTE JESSICA TATA, Applicant On Appeal from the 180th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 1306073 OPINION Applicant, Jessica Tata, is charged with nine offenses: four counts of felony murder, two counts of reckless injury to a child, and three …
The Harris County District Attorney's office told ABC News affiliate KTRK that they did not know Tata was a flight risk and were unaware that she had left the country until Monday.
Tata had left the seven children to run an errand at Target. The children ranged in age from 15 months to 3 years. The fire started from oil burning in a pot on the stove, according to court documents.