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Woman Pleads No Contest In Hot Vehicle Death Of Her 2-Year Old Child
May 29, 2021
The mother of a two-year old has entered a plea to the death of her child left inside a hot vehicle.
Jessica Monell, 38, entered a plea of no contest to aggravated manslaughter of a child and child neglect. She previously entered no contest pleas to aggravated child neglect and multiples charges involving possession of controlled substances.
On April 10, 2019, Monell’s two-year old child was found deceased in Monell’s van parked outside the home. The subsequent investigation revealed that Monell had ingested methamphetamine and forgot to remove her child from the van. The child was strapped in her car seat for about nine hours.
The medical examiner determined that the child’s cause of death was hyperthermia. At the scene, Monell consented to a blood draw and methamphetamine was found in her blood. A search warrant was executed on the home and various drugs and paraphernalia were found. The child’s autopsy report revealed that the child also had a trace amount of methamphetamine in her system.
Monell will be sentenced by Escambia County Circuit Court Judge Lee Robinson on July 15, 2021. She faces a maximum of 50 years in state prison.
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6 Responses to “Woman Pleads No Contest In Hot Vehicle Death Of Her 2-Year Old Child”
Some people don’t read these articles too carefully. She didn’t get a plea deal, she entered her plea of no contest, she pled guilty basically. She hasn’t been sentenced yet but the max sentence for her charges is 50 years. SueB is ready to kick the judge off the bench for a sentence he hasn’t even given yet.
Read carefully people, prevent ridiculous comments.
Remember the Judges name and do not vote for him. Judge did not have to accept the plea deal of 50 years and given life. She will get out and do it again.
Look at all the technology they throw at us. And they can’t come up with some type of alarm to stop this? The tech companies know what we do in our homes and bedrooms. They know how we drive and everywhere we go but they won’t prevent this from happening. I wish I hadn’t read this.
Praying for all concerned, and that this woman gets the help she needs. This is an awful tragedy, and it will be something she will live with her entire life.
When people say that drugs only affect the user, this should act to refute that.
Take this trash out
50-years isn’t enough
throw the book at her. Period.