"Twin Babies Jane" GREGSTON - 20 Months/ Accused: Jonathan Rios & Stephanie Gregston - Yuma AZ

A Yuma mother and her boyfriend are in custody and facing charges
resulting from severe physical injuries sustained by her two
20-month-old twin daughters late last month.



Jonathan Paulmarsh
Rios, 22, was arrested Tuesday by the Yuma County Sheriff's Office on
charges of child abuse and aggravated assault. The children's mother,
Stephanie Gregston, 19, was arrested Thursday.

Capt. Eben
Bratcher, YCSO spokesman, said Rios was alone with the twins at the time
of injury and that Gregston never reported the abuse.

Bratcher said the mother's roommate reported the abuse to the sheriff's office on Jan. 22, which resulted in an investigation.

The
two girls were taken to Yuma Regional Medical Center and subsequently
flown to the Phoenix Children's Hospital for multiple bruises and
contusions on their heads, torso and pelvic area.

Bratcher said one of the two also suffered a broken collarbone and bleeding on the brain.

The
children were removed from the mother's custody on Jan. 22 by Child
Protective Services and placed in their grandparents' temporary custody.
Their current condition is unknown, Bratcher said.
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The Yuma mother charged with abuse against her twin daughters could take a plea deal.

Stephanie Gregston, 19, appeared in the Yuma County Superior Court Tuesday morning.

Gregston has been charged with two counts of child abuse and one count of failure to report neglect of a minor.

Her boyfriend, U.S. Marine Jonathan Rios, 22, is accused of severally abusing the nearly two-year-old twins.

Gregston's lawyer asked for a 45-day continuance, citing a possible plea agreement.

Gregston's next hearing is scheduled for May.
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