[shotgun]

I could understand this if she went out and bought the booze and set it out for the kids. But doesn’t that raise a conspiracy in that Jr. and the rest of the kids might have been involved in the arranging and invitation to the party? If so, how much time did Jr. get for arranging the party where this happened?

Otherwise, if in fact she was not present, did not buy the booze and Jr. broke into the liquor cabinet then 3-5 years tops.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Her alibi is that she was busy breaking probation at a casino.

You can't fix stupid.

[SamAdams76]

This does sound harsh but also read that she was on probation for drug charges and that her husband/boyfriend is awaiting trial as an accessory to murder charge (unrelated to this case).

Certainly not mother-of-the-year material.

[henkster]

I went to the source and didn’t find any more information than what was cut and pasted. I strongly suspect there was more evidence presented than what appears in the TV station’s website. I’m also guessing that a good part of the justification for this was her claim that she found the kid dead in the bathroom and left him.

She’s not a doctor. How did she know he was dead? Maybe he wasn’t.

[definitelynotaliberal]

She said she was at a casino which prosecutors said was a violation of her probation for previous drug charges.

Moore is also charged with accessory after the fact in a Pottawatomie County murder.

[NEMDF]

Admittedly not knowing all of the facts... but it is even possible that some of the kids brought alcohol. It does not sound like she did anything other than have the bad judgment of trusting her own kid. Did she actually “host” the party? Or is that a skewed headline? The sentence seems excessive, if she did not do have any active role in the events.