Now 19-years-old, Avila is facing one count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm, or alternatively, one count of attempted first-degree murder.
Alexis Avila, 18, appeared in court in Lovington, New Mexico, on Wednesday afternoon and was confronted by angry protesters following a hearing to decide if she would be jailed.
Alexis Avila faces charges of attempted murder and felony child abuse for putting her newborn son into a garbage bag and throwing him inside a dumpster.