Authorities arrested a Texas woman last week for attempting to purchase a woman's child at a Walmart Store, the police say.
A mom initially thought it funny that a stranger would approach her and ask how much she could purchase his son. But it turned out the stranger was serious. She wanted to buy her son at a Walmart Store.
Rebecca Taylor was arrested last week for trying to buy a child for $500,000 at Walmart. In an affidavit filed by the mom, Taylor allegedly approached her and her one-year-old son in a car seat on a shopping cart.
How much is your son?
According to the report, Taylor commented on the woman's son's blond hair and blue eyes. She then asked the mother, "how much she could purchase him for."
The mom told NBC she thought Taylor was joking and tried to laugh the comment off. Taylor, however, said to her that she had $250,000 in her car and she would pay that much for him. The mom replied that no amount of money would be able to pay for her son.
The affidavit further stated that Taylor told the mom that she thought her son was the perfect fit, and she had been waiting to buy a baby for a long time.
The mother told Taylor to stay away from her son. According to the mother, another woman who was with Taylor asked for the child's name, but she did not disclose it. The two seemed to know her son's name, though as they started "calling him by his name."
Fearing for her son's safety, the mom waited for the two women to leave before heading to her car.
Willing to pay for the baby at $500,000
However, in the parking lot, Taylor began screaming at the mother, saying, "if she wouldn't take $250,000 for him, then she would give $500,000 because she wanted him, and she was going to take him," according to a report on Sky News.
Once the mother got in the car, Taylor stood behind the black SUV stationed next to the mother's vehicle while telling the mom that she wanted the child and would pay $500,000 in cash for him. Eventually, Taylor got into the black SUV and drove off.
According to the police, the mother's account matched the surveillance footage from the store. The officer who wrote the affidavit went to Taylor's house to inquire about the incident.
Taylor told the police that she does not like thieves, and she would speak with her attorney and get her off her 'precipice.' She has then bonded out of Houston County Jail. If found guilty, Taylor would face up to ten years of prison.
Taylor has not given a statement on the matter yet, and it is not clear if she hired a lawyer to represent her for the incident.
