NEW ORLEANS — In court on Monday, prosecutors argued that is a serious danger to her surviving children and was denied bond by a judge.

She was arrested and faces a negligent homicide charge, among others, after her 12-year-old non-verbal son, Bryan Vasquez, went missing and was found dead after being attacked by an alligator.

They also pointed to her criminal history, including a 2013 case involving Bryan’s injuries as an infant and the fact that her youngest child — as well as Vasquez herself — tested positive for cocaine at birth.

“This woman is clearly a danger to children, and she has been since 2013,” the state told the judge.

Vasquez’s attorney pushed back, saying her client should not be held without bond. She asked for a $5,000 cash bond per count and for Vasquez to be transfe

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