Arkansas couple allegedly tried to sell baby for $1K, beer because caring for baby, 3 dogs 'was not working'

An Arkansas couple was arrested aft allegedly attempting to merchantability their two-month-old babe to a antheral astatine a campground for $1,000 and a six-pack of beer.

Darien Urban, 21, and Shalene Ehlers, 20, look felony charges of endangering the payment of a insignificant and attempting to judge compensation for relinquishment of a minor.

The Benton County Sheriff's Office said it received a telephone connected Sept. 21 from the manager of the Hide Away Campground reporting that the mates "tried to springiness up the babe for a 6-pack of brew and past wanted $1,000 for the baby," according to an affidavit, WREG reported.

The brace signed a missive granting custody of their kid earlier handing the lad implicit to idiosyncratic else, and adjacent included a disclaimer that the kid could not beryllium returned.

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Darien Urban, 21, and Shalene Ehlers, 20, look felony charges of endangering the payment of a insignificant and attempting to judge compensation for relinquishment of a minor. (Darien Urban and Shalene Ehlers)

"I, Darien Urban and Shalene Ehlers are signing our rights implicit to Cody Nathaniel Martin of our babe lad [redacted] for $1,000 connected 09/21/2024," the missive reads. "Disclaimer: After signing this determination volition beryllium nary changing yall two's minds and to ne'er interaction again."

Multiple witnesses corroborated the attempted adoption, according to the affidavit.

The kid was recovered successful request of aesculapian attraction erstwhile a lawman arrived astatine the scene. The lawman called exigency aesculapian services to transport the babe to a infirmary for valuation for signs of neglect. The kid is successful the attraction of the Arkansas Department of Human Services.

A witnesser said she discovered a beardown ammonia and fecal odor coming from the baby, who had a soiled diaper. The witnesser changed the baby's diaper and noticed terrible diaper rash, blisters and swelling, which she took pictures of to papers the injuries.

A lawman besides reportedly obtained cellphone video of Urban and Ehlers signing the declaration with the antheral attempting to acquisition their baby, according to the affidavit, Law & Crime reported.

Witnesses reported that a nonmigratory of the campground, Ricky Crawford, had earlier visited Urban and Ehlers and offered to instrumentality the babe for the nighttime successful speech for respective cans of beer, according to tribunal documents.

The brace allegedly signed a missive granting custody of their kid earlier handing the lad implicit to idiosyncratic else, and adjacent included a disclaimer that the kid could not beryllium returned. (iStock)

This was aft Ehler allegedly approached different couple's camper and asked them for beer, arsenic she often does. But erstwhile the mates declined, Crawford offered brew successful speech for keeping the babe overnight.

Crawford, who appeared heavy intoxicated during his interview with a deputy, said helium was acrophobic astir the baby's well-being and wanted to instrumentality the kid retired of Urban's and Ehler's attraction for the night, an connection they agreed to.

"He asked if helium could person the babe overnight and provided Urban and Ehlers with respective cans of brew successful exchange," the affidavit reads. "Urban and Ehlers agreed and gave the babe on with a diaper container to Crawford. He past brought the babe to Martin astatine different camper astatine the campground. Ehlers and Urban past came to the aforesaid camper and spoke to Martin and Crawford earlier signing the letter."

"Based connected the totality of the investigation, it is believed some Urban and Ehler created a important hazard of decease oregon superior carnal wounded by abandoning their insignificant kid initially with an evidently intoxicated antheral and yet with idiosyncratic they did not know," the affidavit reads.

Martin told deputies helium had drawn up the declaration and portion nary wealth had been exchanged yet, helium planned to bring the mates a $1,000 cheque connected Sept. 23.

"[Urban and Ehlers] reported Crawford had travel to the camper and requested to instrumentality the babe for the night," according to the affidavit. "They stated they agreed and gave the babe to Crawford. They stated they past discussed it and went to the camper wherever the babe was and spoke to Martin."

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Multiple witnesses corroborated the attempted adoption. (iStock)

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"They stated they offered to surrender the babe to Martin successful speech for $1,000 successful cash," it added. "They stated Martin created an statement that they videotaped to guarantee it was ineligible and they planned to 'legalize' it connected Monday. They some stated they past near connected the knowing the babe was fixed to Martin successful speech for $1,000 to beryllium collected connected Monday."

Martin said helium spoke to the parent astir her crushed for the imaginable surrendering of her child. "Martin stated she said it was not moving having 3 dogs and a baby," the affidavit reads.

Urban was released connected a $50,000 enslaved portion Ehlers remains successful custody successful the Benton County Jail connected a $30,000 bail.

Last year, Urban created a GoFundMe successful which helium said helium and Ehlers were struggling financially aft the commencement of their archetypal child.