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A couple allegedly tried to sell their two-month-old baby for a six pack of beer in Arkansas, USA. Darien Urban, 21, and Shalene Ehlers, 20, of Rogers, have been reportedly charged with one count each of endangering the welfare of a minor and attempting to accept consideration for relinquishment of a minor.

Trigger warning: child abuse, extreme sanitary neglect — The incident took place on Saturday (September 21) when the Benton County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the manager’s office at the Hide Away Campground and RV Park in Rogers near Beaver Lake in the Ozarks, People reported on Thursday (September 26).

Upon authorities arriving at the campground, Urban and Ehlers’ infant was taken to a local hospital. Meanwhile, a deputy who arrived on the scene obtained a damning letter.

According to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by People, the letter read: “I, Darien Urban, and Shalene Ehlers are signing our rights over to [name of a man] of our baby boy [name redacted] for $1,000 on 09/21/2024.”