‘Baby Jessica’ arrested in Texas following alleged domestic disturbance

Jessica McClure Morales, the pistillate who roseate to planetary prominence arsenic "Baby Jessica" successful 1987 erstwhile she was rescued aft falling into a good arsenic an 18-month-old, was arrested successful Midland County, Texas pursuing an alleged home disturbance.

Morales, who is present 40, was taken into custody Saturday nighttime by the Midland County Sheriff's Office astatine her location successful Midland County, according to KMID/KPEJ, citing apprehension records. 

The presumption says Morales was charged with battle causing bodily wounded involving household unit and aboriginal was released from the Midland County Detention Center aft posting bond.

The sheriff's bureau confirmed the apprehension to FOX 4 successful Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Jessica McClure, 18 months old, fell into an eight-inch diameter good tube successful Midland, Texas, connected Oct. 14, 1987. She was rescued aft 58 hours connected Oct. 16, 1987. (Barbara Laing/Liaison Agency/Getty Images)

Further details astir the alleged incidental were not instantly disposable and the Midland County Sheriff's Office did not respond to aggregate requests for remark from Fox News Digital.

Morales drew planetary media sum arsenic an babe erstwhile she fell down an 8-inch wide good astatine her aunt’s location successful the area.

She remained stuck successful the good for astir 58 hours earlier being pulled to the aboveground connected the evening of Oct. 16, 1987. 

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Rescuers worked for 58 hours to escaped "Baby Jessica" from an 8-inch-wide spread wherever she fell. (David Woo/Sygma/Getty Images)

Morales was trapped astir 22 feet underground during the ordeal and was saved aft archetypal responders drilled a parallel shaft and horizonal passageway done stone to entree her location, KMID/KPEJ reported. 

When rescuers brought Morales to the aboveground days later, her caput was bandaged, and she was covered with ungraded and bruises. 

Jessica McClure Morales, who gained nationalist attraction arsenic "Baby Jessica" aft being rescued from a good successful 1987, was arrested successful Midland County, Texas, connected a complaint of battle causing bodily wounded involving household violence. (Midland County Sheriff's Office via FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth)

A canvass taken by The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press successful 1997 that measured sum of Princess Diana's decease earlier that twelvemonth recovered that successful the erstwhile decade, lone Jessica's rescue rivaled the Paris car mishap successful worldwide attention.

Chip McClure, the begetter of Morales, remembered being "absolutely floored" by the media sum erstwhile the household got to the infirmary with Jessica.

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Then-Vice President George Bush and his wife, Barbara, erstwhile Midland residents, visited. President Ronald Reagan called. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.