A 26-year-old mother in Texas was arrested after she allegedly left a baby outside of the father's apartment, notifying him about the infant's whereabouts with a text message and daring him to notify authorities. Ashley Marie Bailey was taken into custody last week and charged with one count of abandoning or endangering a child without the intent to return, authorities confirmed to Law&Crime.

Under state law , the abandoning charge is a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a maximum possible fine of $10,000.

According to an arrest report obtained by Law&Crime, the incident took place at about 2:05 a.m. on Aug. 20, at the University Terrace Apartments in the 1100 block Speight Avenue in Waco, Texas. The apartments are located about 100 miles south of Dallas.

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