Ohio woman accused of abandoning son years after adopting him pleads guilty to lesser charge
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A prosecutor says an Ohio woman accused with her husband of abandoning the adopted 9-year-old son they raised since infancy has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and received a suspended jail sentence.
The charge against the husband has been dropped.
Lisa and Cleveland Cox were initially charged with nonsupport of dependents. Butler County Prosecutor Michael Gmoser (MOH'-zur) says she pleaded guilty Monday to attempted nonsupport of dependents.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities say the Liberty Township couple left the boy with child welfare officials in October after saying he displayed aggressive behavior and earlier threatened the family with a knife.
They could have gotten up to six months in jail and a fine. Lisa Cox's 90-day sentence was suspended based partly on efforts to reunify with the boy.