Mom of boy who shot sister pleads not guilty to indictment

ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman accused of returning to work after her 8-year-old son repeatedly shot and wounded his 4-year-old sister at home has been indicted on child-endangering and evidence-tampering charges and pleaded not guilty.

An Ashland County judge declined a request Tuesday to adjust 27-year-old Alyssa Edwards’ bond, which blocks contact with her children during the case.

Prosecutors oppose allowing contact and say they don’t want the children to be improperly influenced as witnesses.

Prosecutors say Edwards checked the girl’s injuries after the March 3 shooting at her Hayesville home in north-central Ohio, and then returned to work at a horse farm and didn’t take the girl to a hospital until hours after the shooting.

They say the girl is no longer hospitalized and is in the custody of children’s services.

Free News Delivery by Email

Would you like to have the day's news stories delivered right to your inbox every evening? Enter your email below to start!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

For security, use of Google's reCAPTCHA service is required which is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

I agree to these terms.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.