Tessica Nelson, 31, of Gilbertsville last week accepted a plea agreement to serve nine years in prison for the death of her 2-year-old daughter.
The Marshall County Tribune Courier reports that Nelson had been indicted by a Marshall County grand jury in July on charges related to the death of the toddler. Last week, Nelson pleaded guilty and accepted the Commonwealth’s offer to serve nine years in prison.
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The grand jury charged that on or about May 15, Nelson committed manslaughter 2nd degree, a class C felony, by administering a lethal dose of Benadryl to the 2-year-old.
The grand jury had also charged Nelson with tampering with physical evidence for allegedly deleting text messages with the intent to impair the availability of them in an official proceeding.
Per the Commonwealth’s offer, the tampering with physical evidence charge was dropped.
Nelson will return to Marshall County Circuit Court Dec. 7 for sentencing.
