Buda, Hays County, News
Released child trafficker back in jail
by Sahar Chmais
Daniel Mateos Smith was arrested twice in February and May – once for harboring a runaway child and, after his release, he was arrested for trafficking and sexually engaging with that minor.
Justice of the Peace Judge Beth Smith put out an arrest warrant after the police found Daniel Smith, a 48-year-old man, with the 15-year-old who exhibited “strange” behavior and was dancing in front of Daniel Smith’s vehicle.
One month after Daniel Smith’s arrest, C...