Alleged Walmart Parking Lot Baby Salesman Beaten in Jail, Say Cops

By: Carlin DeGuerin Miller
Topics: Daily Blotter

Patrick Fousek (Orville Myers/ Monterey County Herald)

SALINAS, Calif. (CBS/AP) Prisoners in Monterey County Jail apparently made clear how they felt about Patrick Fousek's alleged attempt to sell his infant daughter for $25 in a Walmart parking lot - they beat him to a pulp, according to jail officials.

When Fousek and the child's mother, Samantha Tomasini, appeared at an arraignment Friday under heightened security, Fousek sported a badly swollen black eye and stitches to his lip.

Both were seated apart from other inmates in the courtroom.

Sheriff's Cmdr. Mike Richards said inmates in the open dorm where Fousek had been housed jumped him at 10:15 p.m., after the details of his charges were reported on television news. Fousek was taken to a nearby hospital where he was treated for two cracked ribs and multiple injuries to his face, according to the Monterey County Herald.

Fousek and Tomasini are accused of trying to sell their infant daughter to two women Thursday in the parking lot of a Monterey County Walmart. The two women reportedly thought he was joking, but called 911 when he persisted. At one point he even attempted to thrust the baby into their arms, according to the paper.

Patrick Fousek, 38, Samantha Tomasini, 20. (Salinas Police Department)

Police tracked the couple, who fled the parking lot before police arrived, to a house. There, they allegedly discovered the infant living in squalor and Fousek and Tomasini high on methamphetamine. Tomasini allegedly told Child Protective Services that she breast-fed the infant while under the influence, police said Thursday.

The couple entered not guilty pleas through their public defender Friday to felony child endangerment and drug charges.

The felony charges of child endangerment carry a four year mandatory prison sentence. Tomasini is also charged with dissuading a witness, but prosecutor Rolando Mazariegos would not elaborate on that charge, according to the Herald.

Fousek is apparently no stranger to area law enforcement; court records show he has multiple drug-related convictions and has served jail terms for domestic violence and violating restraining orders involving his ex-wife, the Herald reported.

"He's a noted frequent flier with our office," Richards told the paper.

Both are now being held in segregated cells away from the general population.

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by uknownance July 1, 2010 12:10 PM EDT: Too bad they are segregated from GP as they both should not be allowed to take another breath because most likely they will reproduce again... I really wish they would start eliminating trash like this from society.; Reply to this comment


by iowa0319 June 29, 2010 4:41 PM EDT: Good. I hope the mother receives the same.; Reply to this comment


by SusanStoHelit June 28, 2010 2:46 PM EDT: I can't feel sorry for him for that. And the jail didn't fail - they can't prevent everything, or know what is going on in someone's head. I'm just glad the baby is safe, and hope there's no chance the parents EVER get him back. We do need proper justice - but it's not like there's a doubt as to what he did.; Reply to this comment

by josephp5 June 28, 2010 1:34 PM EDT

What about the inmates that beat Mr. Fousek? Have they been identified and charged? Did the corrections officers have an opportunity to prevent this assault and failed? Is an investigation underway?

What Mr. Fousek allegedly did is reprehensible. But that is no excuse to allow inmates to assault him. This is America, and one of our most cherished values is that we are supposed to have a system of justice that affords certain rights to the accused, such as presumption of innocence, a fair trial, and a freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.

People that really love America for its values and rights should be appalled that a beating such as this could be allowed to happen.

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by Zann-Zel June 28, 2010 2:05 PM EDT: The officers saw the shape that baby was living in - there's no room here for a presumption of innocence! I'm glad they beat the tar out of him, he deserved all that and much much more!


by nyc_logic June 28, 2010 2:19 PM EDT: oh Shut up. This creep deserved every stitch, contusion and fracture he received. This guy is one of the lowest form of life imaginable, a total waste of protoplasm who is breathing up our air. My question is why didn't the mother receive an equal reception at her prison. But you'll probably whine for her too. Tell ya what, Mother Teresa, why don't you take in these two tweek-heads and YOU try to rehabilitate them and see how that goes? You can get back to us on a full report on that. If you can accomplish that successfully, then you can get on this board with your "hollier than thou" attitude and preach some more on how unjust society is to criminals. Until then, shut your pie-hole.

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by Blatensphere June 28, 2010 1:18 PM EDT: Hope there's a round 2.; Reply to this comment


by TomColt June 28, 2010 1:15 PM EDT: Individual cells for suspects awaiting trial help prevent violence. As despicable as this guy is, it is up to the law, not a criminal mob, to decide his fate. Separation also protects potential innocents from intimidation from prison gangs, and it leaves it up to the court to decide how much punishment the guilty will receive. I would hate to see him get a lighter sentence or any sympathy for his injuries that might influence a jury.; Reply to this comment


by jasperlily June 28, 2010 1:06 PM EDT: I couldn't have said it better, workerdroid. And it's just too bad our jails are nothing like the squalor that poor baby was living in. I'd love to think of them with no drugs and having to live like that for years and years. Well, I'd rather think of them not living anywhere, actually.; Reply to this comment