SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A Sioux Falls day care provider has been charged with manslaughter in the death of an infant in her care.
Twenty-eight-year-old Jennifer Jonnes was charged by a grand jury with first-degree manslaughter, abuse or cruelty to a minor, contributing to the abuse of a child, and providing false information to police.
Officials were called to the in-home day care on Sept. 23 and found the 2-month-old boy unresponsive in a car seat. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the coroner determined the baby ended up in a position where he couldn’t breathe. He says Jonnes was the only adult in the home while caring for 10 children.
Jonnes surrendered Tuesday and was released on bond. She doesn’t have a listed phone number.
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