BARSTOW, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A Barstow woman was arrested for felony child endangerment after police investigated reported injuries to her two-year-old child following a custody exchange.
On Sunday, January 18, 2026, at approximately 6:53 p.m., Barstow Police Department Dispatch received a call regarding suspected child abuse.
According to a written statement from the Barstow Police Department, officers responded and met with the reporting party, who told police she picked up her two-year-old grandchild from a custody exchange with the child’s mother and observed bruising on the child’s body.
Officers attempted to contact the mother, identified as 22-year-old Barstow resident Lillian Roxanne Nunez-Arvizu, but were initially unable to locate her.
The Barstow Police Department Detective Division assumed the investigation, confirmed the child’s injuries, and ensured the child was placed safely with his father. Detectives located and interviewed Nunez-Arvizu and collected additional evidence.
Nunez-Arvizu was subsequently arrested and booked at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department High Desert Detention Center on a charge of PC 273a(a) – Felony Child Endangerment.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact Detective Eric Santos at (760) 256-2211 or via email at esantos@barstowca.org. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the WE-TIP hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27469) or visit www.wetip.com
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