http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091016/NEWS02/310169986A Crawford County woman's conflicting statements about her role in the death of her 4-month-old son have at least temporarily ended her bid to plead guilty in the case.
Casey Ann Shay Yoder had planned to plead in Crawford County Court on Thursday to a second-degree felony count of involuntary manslaughter in the March 5 death of Aiden J. Brown.
But Crawford County Judge Mark Stevens stopped the proceedings Thursday afternoon after Shay-Yoder, 19, claimed the statement she had given investigators in the case didn't match what really happened.
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The Crawford County District Attorney's Office amended the criminal complaint against Shay-Yoder by adding a second-degree felony count of involuntary manslaughter. Shay-Yoder was expected to plead guilty to that charge Thursday in exchange for having the other four charges dropped, Crawford County First Assistant District Attorney Paula DiGiacomo said in court.
The charge was based on a statement Shay-Yoder had given to police, in which she stated she had placed the crying infant on a pillow and covered him with another pillow before she went and took a 15-minute bath.
But when asked by Stevens if that's what she had done, Shay-Yoder said it wasn't. She claimed in court that her husband, who is not the child's father, was on the bed with the infant and had left the house while the infant remained on the bed. She said she then went to take a shower without checking on her son.
Stevens said he couldn't accept Shay-Yoder's plea based on that statement.
"If you can come up with language that fits the charge, I will accept the plea," he said.
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Shay-Yoder, who is free on $50,000 bond, will now face the original four criminal charges at trial in November or January.
Aiden was a twin:
http://www.meadvilletribune.com/archivesearch/local_story_065195751.htmlAiden James Brown, 5 months, of 1363 Lamont Drive, Meadville, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009, at Meadville Medical Center.
Aiden was born in Erie on Oct. 11, 2008, a son of Joshua Brown and Casey Shay.
Aiden is survived by his father, Joshua Brown, his mother and stepfather, Casey Shay and Curtis M. Yoder, a twin sister, Kieley May Brown, a brother, Landyn Michael Shay, a stepbrother, Quinn James Yoder
Her MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/brunette_baby_mamma
Her status updates make me gag.my life has been pretty messed up and i would never wish what im going through apon anyone..all that matters anymore is my family. and what we know..anyones elses word doesnt matter..no one except god can judge me!