Crime | California Parents Busted Trying to Sell Baby for $25 Meth Dad offered daughter to Wal-Mart shoppers By Rob Quinn Suggested by Disillusioned Posted Jun 25, 2010 1:41 AM CDT Updated Jun 25, 2010 5:44 AM CDT Copied Patrick Fousek, 38, is shown, has been charged with child endangerment and methamphetamine intoxication. (AP Photo/Salinas Police department via the Salinas Californian) A California couple have been arrested for allegedly trying to sell their baby to Wal-Mart shoppers for the bargain price of $25. Police say Patrick Fousek, 38, offered his 6-month-old daughter to two women outside the Salinas store, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The women called authorities when they realized Fousek wasn't joking. Fousek and the child's mother had departed by the time police arrived, but the parents were tracked down with the help of a vehicle description. Police found the parents living in squalor and high on methamphetamines. Both were arrested and charged with child endangerment. Their daughter has been taken into protective custody. Read These Next Venezuela responds to the US seizure of an oil tanker. Another big brand delivers an AI-driven holiday dud. One donor, 197 kids, and a terrible genetic mutation. Comedian Andy Dick found unconscious in a disturbing scene. Report an error