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Woman Pleads Guilty In Death Of Her Baby

Miller county patchA central Missouri will be sentenced in July after pleading guilty in the January 2008 death of her daughter.

Miller County Prosecutor Matt Howard says 37-year-old Roshell Dawn Johnson pleaded guilty this week to voluntary manslaughter and abuse of a child.

 

Johnson’s 20-month-old daughter, Ocean McCoy, suffered brain injuries from shaking and other head trauma before her death.

Under the terms of the plea agreement, Johnson faces a potential combined sentence of 10 to 25 years in prison.

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