Woman pleads guilty after son's freezing death
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A North Carolina woman has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 3-year-old son, who froze to death earlier this year.
The News Herald of Morganton reports Jamie Basinger accepted a plea deal on Monday, the day her trial was scheduled to begin. Prosecutors dropped a felony child abuse charge against Basinger as part of the deal.
A judge gave Basinger a split sentence that includes 36 months of supervised probation and between 19 and 32 months of prison time. Basinger was given credit for the 245 days she's been in custody.
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Authorities say Basinger's son, Landyn, was found frozen to death March 15 on the front porch of his home in Morganton. Temperatures that morning were in the 20s with a wind chill.
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Information from: The News Herald, http://www.morganton.com