'Baby Jessica,' who was rescued from a well in 1987, is arrested for assault

Denver7 · Apr 14, 2026 · 191 words · By Scripps News Group

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What to know about 'Baby Jessica,' who was rescued from a well in 1987, is arrested for assault

Jessica McClure Morales was taken into custody over the weekend for a domestic disturbance at her home.

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What happened

Jessica McClure Morales was taken into custody over the weekend for a domestic disturbance at her home.

Why it matters

Morales is best known as "Baby Jessica," who was rescued after she fell into a 22-foot well in 1987, when she was 18 months old.

Common ground

The world was riveted as rescuers worked for nearly 60 hours to free her.

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Claim 1: “Jessica McClure Morales was taken into custody over the weekend for a domestic disturbance at her home.”

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Multiple independent web sources report that Jessica McClure Morales was arrested over the weekend for a domestic disturbance/dispute at her home.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica McClure Morales (born March 26, 1986; widely known as "Baby Jessica" in 1987) fell into a well in her aunt's backyard in Midland, Texas, on October 14, 1987, at the age of 18 months. Over the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_of_Jessica_McClure

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Claim 2: “leading to the creation of a television movie adaptation in 1989.”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm a 1989 ABC television movie titled 'Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure' was created.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jessica McClure Morales fell into a well in her aunt's backyard in Midland, Texas, on October 14, 1987, at the age of 18 months.A 1989 ABC television movie was made about the events: Everybody's Baby:…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_of_Jessica_McClure

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web search NEUTRAL — Drama. Director: Mel Damski. Starring: Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Roxana Zal and others. Description. A caring community and variety of people nationwide come together to rescue a baby who is trapped i…
https://en.kinorium.com/89069/

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web search NEUTRAL — She was rescued on October 16th. The story gained worldwide attention, and later became the subject of a 1989 ABC TV movie, Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure, starring Patty Duke and Bea…
https://local12.com/news/nation-world/32-years-ago-baby-jess…

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Claim 3: “Records show she posted bond and was released from the Midland County Detention Center.”

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Multiple sources confirm she posted bond and was released from the Midland County Detention Center.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Texas.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Midland County in West Texas, with small portions extending into Martin County. The population was 132,524 at the 2020 census. Lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland,_Texas

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Claim 4: “Morales, now 40 years old, was arrested at her home in Texas on Saturday and charged with assault causing bodily injury involving family violence”

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Multiple independent news reports confirm she is 40 years old, was arrested in Texas on Saturday, and charged with assault causing bodily injury involving family violence.

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Claim 5: “The world was riveted as rescuers worked for nearly 60 hours to free her.”

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Wikipedia explicitly states rescuers worked for 58 hours (nearly 60 hours) to free her.

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Claim 6: “Morales is best known as "Baby Jessica," who was rescued after she fell into a 22-foot well in 1987, when she was 18 months old.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm she is known as 'Baby Jessica', fell into a well in 1987 at 18 months old, and was rescued.

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Claim 7: “bought a home close by the location of the well she fell in as a child.”

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This detail appears in one of the web search results reporting the arrest, but was not found in other independent sources or Wikipedia.

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Claim 8: “Morales' 1987 rescue stretched for nearly five days”

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The claim states the rescue stretched for 'nearly five days'. However, Wikipedia and other sources explicitly state the rescue took 58 hours (which is less than 2.5 days), directly contradicting the 'five days' claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jessica McClure Morales (born March 26, 1986; widely known as "Baby Jessica" in 1987) fell into a well in her aunt's backyard in Midland, Texas, on October 14, 1987, at the age of 18 months.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_of_Jessica_McClure

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web search NEUTRAL — Things to know about Jessica McClure, known as Baby Jessica. On October 14, 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure fell into a well-water pipe in the backyard of her aunt in Midland, Texas. Continue throu…
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Baby-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Live coverage of the rescue of Jessica McClure, 1987. It was a tough task getting to the little girl, but the people of Midland were just the ones to get the job done. Midland's wealth of gas and oil …
https://abc7news.com/post/remembering-29-years-ago-the-rescu…

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Claim 9: “Morales married her husband Danny in 2006”

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Multiple sources confirm she married Daniel (Danny) Morales in 2006.

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web search NEUTRAL — She married Daniel Morales in 2006. Jessica McClure, known to the world as "Baby Jessica," receives her high school diploma in this May 28, 2004, photo at Greenwood High School graduation ceremonies n…
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Baby-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jessica McClure Morales was taken into custody over the weekend for a domestic disturbance at her home.Morales married her husband Danny in 2006 and bought a home close by the location of the well she…
https://www.aol.com/articles/baby-jessica-rescued-well-1987-…

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